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

The people of Schleswig and Holstein prepared to resist the attempt of the King of Denmark to set aside the Salic law.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various

Salic Law, absence of, in Australia, 44. in England, 58.

From The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey by Schirmacher, Kaethe

There is no Salic Law in letters, and since the deaths of Lever and Le Fanu the sceptre of the realm of Irish fiction has passed to women.

From Humours of Irish Life by Various