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Salic law
noun
Definition of SALIC LAW
1
: a rule held to derive from the legal code of the Salic Franks excluding females from the line of succession to a throne
2
: the legal code of the Salic Franks
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First Known Use of SALIC LAW
1599
Rhymes with SALIC LAW
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