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

In 1033 he disputed the crown of Burgundy with the emperor, Conrad the Salic, and perished in 1037 while fighting in Lorraine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

For the Salic law and other Frankish laws, see Salic Law, and for the edict of Theodoric I., which was applicable to the Ostrogoths and Romans, see Roman Law.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

The Salic law," adds the duke, "is but a jest.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling