aulic
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of aulic
1695–1705; < Latin aulicus < Greek aulikós courtly, equivalent to aul ( ḗ ) hall, court + -ikos -ic
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The term is now applied to a council of the war department of the Austrian empire, and the members of different provincial chanceries of that empire are called aulic councilors.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
"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 L. (Luise) Mühlbach
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 Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
On leaving college, he entered the royal aulic chancellery, and in 1832 was appointed secretary of the royal stadtholder at Buda.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
At Vienna there was "a counsellor of the ear"—an aulic dignitary.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
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