Salic
adjective
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
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Salic
American
[sal-ik, sey-lik]
/ ˈsæl ɪk, ˈseɪ lɪk /
adjective
Salic
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British
/ ˈseɪlɪk, ˈsælɪk /
adjective
salic
2
British
/ ˈseɪ-, ˈsælɪk /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Salic
1540–50; < Medieval Latin Salicus, equivalent to Late Latin Sal ( iī ) (plural) tribal name + -icus -ic
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Since her father abolished the so-called Salic law, which allows only male heirs – she can expect to be the next head of her royal house.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
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
Mahaut had inherited the county as being nearest of kin to Robert II., the Salic law not applying under the customs of Artois.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce
Through her influence he abrogated the Salic law, which excluded females from the throne, and which had been forced upon Spain by the European powers in the Treaty of Utrecht, in 1713.
From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)
It is partly made up of salic lands; these I hold of my father, who held them both of his sword and the bounty of your grandfather, Clovis.
From The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres by Sue, Eugène
The salic law seemed not to have penetrated to French inns.
From The Cloister and the Hearth by Reade, Charles
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