Salic

[ sal-ik, sey-lik ]

/ ˈsæl ɪk, ˈseɪ lɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to the Salian Franks.

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Also Salique.

Origin of Salic

1540–50; <Medieval Latin Salicus, equivalent to Late Latin Sal(iī) (plural) tribal name + -icus-ic

Words nearby Salic

saleswoman, salet, saleyard, Salford, Salian, Salic, salicaceous, salicin, salicional, Salic law, salicornia

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How to use Salic in a sentence

I say, that unluckily there exists in France a law they call the Salic law, which destroys all our pretensions.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
Then, for 240 years your ancestors had already had a right to the throne before the Salic law was invented.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
This circumstance greatly disturbed the kings mind; he observed, that the Salic law had made no provision for such a case.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Then we talked of intervention in Spain, then of the Salic Law and in fact of everything that is occupying people just now.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino

If some one has tried to teach you a little history, you will perhaps think that this is the Salic law.
The Magic World|Edith Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for Salic (1 of 2)

salic

/ (ˈsælɪk, ˈseɪ-) /

adjective

(of rocks and minerals) having a high content of silica and alumina

Word Origin for salic

C20: from s (ilica) + al (umina) + -ic

British Dictionary definitions for Salic (2 of 2)

Salic

Salique

/ (ˈsælɪk, ˈseɪlɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the Salian Franks or the Salic law

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