Salic

[ sal-ik, sey-lik ]

/ ˈsæl ɪk, ˈseɪ lɪk /

of or relating to the Salian Franks.

Also Salique.

Origin of Salic

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

In Germany “left-handed” or “morganatic” marriages were allowed by the Salic law between nobles and women of lower rank.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 |Various
The Vandals had taken possession of it in 407; then it had become the principal seat of the Salic Franks.

The Lives of the Saints, Volume II (of 16): February |Sabine Baring-Gould
Salic land, said Montesquieu, was the land belonging to the house.

Woman, Church & State |Matilda Joslyn Gage
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

From that, we can see how this Salic law has been corrupted.

The book of the ladies |Pierre de Bourdeille Brantme

salic

/ (ˈsælɪk, ˈseɪ-) /

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

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

Salic

/ (ˈsælɪk, ˈseɪlɪk) /

of or relating to the Salian Franks or the Salic law