Salic law

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Etymology

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Calque of Medieval Latin Lex Salica.

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Salic law (plural Salic laws)

  1. (historical) The code of laws of the Salian Franks, particularly the one excluding women from inheritance.
  2. A law or rule that excludes women from the line of succession to a throne or other public office.
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