English Explanatory Dictionary

aulic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a royal court; courtly.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace.
  3. Solemn.
noun
  1. A ceremony at some European universities to confer a Doctor of Divinity degree.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the reproductive ducts of certain organisms.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔː.lɪk/

Word forms

aulic more aulic most aulic aulics

Etymology

From Latin aulicus (“of a prince's court”), from aula (“royal court”), from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).

Derived words

aulic council aulic titulature interaulic aulicism diaulic monaulic triaulic
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