aulic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- interaulic adjective
Etymology
Origin of aulic
1695–1705; < Latin aulicus < Greek aulikós courtly, equivalent to aul ( ḗ ) hall, court + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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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
"Yes, your excellency, Mr. Muller, the aulic councillor and custodian of the imperial library is waiting in the anteroom."
From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
"You are the aulic councillor, Johannes Muller?" asked Thugut, after a short pause, in a somewhat harsh voice.
From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
The aulic spirit was propagated by the Empire, but from a republican root.
From Miscellaneous Essays by De Quincey, Thomas
After that Miss Felicia could not bear young Brandstetter at all, and at last she married Mathesius, criminal and aulic counsellor, of Marienwerder.
From Weird Tales. Vol. I by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
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