salian
IPA: sˈeɪɫiʌn
Root Word: Salian
noun
- (historical) A member of the Salii, the chief priests of Mars in ancient Rome.
- (historical) A person belonging to the German and Frankish tribes near the Ijssel River in antiquity.
- (historical) A member of a German royal dynasty of the 11th–12th centuries.
adjective
- (historical) Of or related to the Salii, the priests of Mars in ancient Rome.
- (historical) Of or related to the Salii, the Salian people.
- (historical) Of or related to the Salian dynasty.
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Examples of "salian" in Sentences
- Terra salica was a legal term used in the Salian code.
- A campaign is going on to discredit the article Salian Franks.
- Rohini Salian was a leading public prosecutor in the sessions court.
- Conrad calling himself a Salian has little to do with the Salian tribe.
- At this point, the article still does not even mention the Salian Franks.
- Much of it made up the major possession of the Salian dynasty of German kings.
- It is one of the few secular architectural witnesses to Salian times in Germany.