Salic

American  

[sal-ik, sey-lik] / ˈsæl ɪk, ˈseɪ lɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Salian Franks.

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Salic ¹ British  

/ ˈseɪlɪk, ˈsælɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Salian Franks or the Salic law

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salic ² British  

/ ˈseɪ-, ˈsælɪk /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of Salic

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

Example Sentences

If Salic Law had applied in Great Britain and Victoria had not succeeded King William IV as Queen in 1837, who would be the sovereign today?

From Time • Jul. 23, 2013

Repeal of the Salic Law forbidding female rulers allowed her to succeed to the throne.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes, as in the case of the first text of the Salic law, the system on which they were compiled is not exactly known; but it was generally done under the royal authority.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

He had the Salic law drawn up, doubtless between the years 486 and 507; and seems to have been represented in the cities by a new functionary, the graf, comes, or count.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

If any one shall have killed a free Frank, or a barbarian living under the Salic law, and it shall have been proved on him, he shall be sentenced to 8,000 denarii.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin