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aulic council

American  

noun

  1. a personal council of the Holy Roman Emperor, exercising chiefly judicial powers.

Aulic Council British  

noun

  1. a council, founded in 1498, of the Holy Roman Emperor. It functioned mainly as a judicial body

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Poor McDowell suffers for the sins of others—above all, for those of Mr. Lincoln and of his aulic council.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

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