Crossword-Solution: SALIC
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Salic | a. | Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SALIC | anagram | ALCIS, ICALS, LACIS, LAICS, SCAIL, SCALI |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with SALIC (5)
Here is a fact correctly stated; and yet it is phrased with such ingenious infelicity that it can be depended upon to convey misinformation every time it is uncarefully read: By the Salic law no woman or descendant of a woman could occupy the throne.
For the first offence, by the Salic law, there was a fine of fifteen sols; and should a man be taken more than once in fault, or circumstances aggravate the colour of his guilt, he might be whipped, branded, or hanged.
The kindred tribes of the Franks, who had seated themselves along the Belgic rivers, the Scheld, the Meuse, the Moselle, and the Rhine, were governed by their independent kings, of the Merovingian race; the equals, the allies, and sometimes the enemies of the Salic prince.
They had spread themselves into Gaul, over the modern provinces of Alsace and Lorraine; and their bold invasion of the kingdom of Cologne summoned the Salic prince to the defence of his Ripuarian allies.
That these treaties and privileges, which should leave some lasting traces, are totally invisible in Gregory of Tours, the Salic laws, &c.] The kingdom of the Burgundians, which was defined by the course of two Gallic rivers, the Saone and the Rhone, extended from the forest of Vosges to the Alps and the sea of Marscilles.
Quotes with SALIC (1)
Perhaps the Queen's prayers, and those of Bernard, had been efficacious, or perhaps Louise had been more attentive in bed, for during 1145--the exact date is not recorded--she bore a daughter, who was named Marie in honour of the Virgin. If the infant was not the male heir to France so desired by the King--the Salic law forbade the succession of females to the throne--her arrival encouraged the royal parents to hope for a son in the future. Relationships between aristocratic …
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Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 51 times in crossword archives (1943–2011).