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noun
The code of laws of the Salian Franks, particularly the one excluding women from inheritance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A law or rule that excludes women from the line of succession to a throne or other public office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: legal code
History
Calque of Medieval Latin Lex Salica.
