Salic, Salique (adj.) Old form(s): Salike
name of a law stating that the French crown could be passed on only by males
H5 I.ii.11[King Henry to Canterbury] unfold / Why the law Salic that they have in France / Or should or should not bar us in our claim
H5 I.ii.91[Canterbury to King Henry, of the kings of France] they would hold up this Salic law / To bar your highness claiming from the female
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