salic

adjective sal·ic \ˈsa-lik\

Definition of SALIC

by alteration

First Known Use: 1902

adjective Sa·lic \ˈsā-lik, ˈsa-\

: of, relating to, or being a Frankish people that settled on the IJssel River early in the fourth century

Sa·lic also Sa·lique \ˈsā-lik, ˈsa-; sa-ˈlēk, sā-\

Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French salique, from Medieval Latin Salicus, from Late Latin Salii Salic Franks

First Known Use: circa 1548

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