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  aulic council

  noun

  a personal council of the Holy Roman Emperor, exercising chiefly judicial powers.
• Aulic Council
  Aulic Council

  noun

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

aulic council

American  

noun

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

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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 Adam G. de Gurowski, Count

He created Titian a Count of the Lateran Palace, of the Aulic Council, and of the Consistory; with the title of Count Palatine, and all the advantages attached to those dignities.

From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton

Its Authority terminates with the Emperor's Life; and 'tis on this account only that the supreme Tribunal of Wetzlar, which subsists even during the Vacancy of the Imperial Throne, challenges Precedence of the Aulic Council.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by Karl Ludwig von P?llnitz

Never before had any member of the Aulic Council dared to leave that room until the lord chancellor had given the signal of departure.

From Joseph II. and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

The terror of the Aulic Council stepped in to prevent the Archduke from reaping either the credit or the disgrace of this movement.

From The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart

Above the grade of captain all nominations for promotion are made to the emperor by the Aulic Council, in the order of seniority of rank, except the claims of superior merit interfere.

From Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. by Henry Wager Halleck