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Salique

/səˈliːk/

Salique adjective: salic; Salian.

Adjective

Salique (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Salic; Salian
    • She fulmined out her scorn of laws Salique.1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Part 2”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
    • Why the law Salique that they have in France
      Or should, or should not, bar us in our claim.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Origin of Salique

From Middle French salique, from Latin Salicus, from Salii (“Salian Franks”) + -icus.

Questions about Salique

What does Salique mean?
Salique means salic; Salian.
What part of speech is Salique?
Salique is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Salique?
Salique is pronounced /səˈliːk/.

Words near Salique in the dictionary

  1. salinosporamides
  2. salinous
  3. saliotite
  4. salipenter
  5. salipenters
  6. Salique
  7. salirasib
  8. saliretin
  9. salirophilia
  10. salisburia
  11. salisburias

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