aulic (comparative more aulic, superlative most aulic)
Of or pertaining to a royal court; courtly.
(architecture) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace.
Solemn.
aulic (plural aulics)
A ceremony at some European universities to confer a Doctor of Divinity degree.
aulic (not comparable)
(biology) Pertaining to the reproductive ducts of certain organisms.
• Lucia, cauli
Source: Wiktionary
Au"lic, a. Etym: [L. aulicus, Gr.
Definition: Pertaining to a royal court. Ecclesiastical wealth and aulic dignities. Landor. Aulic council (Hist.), a supreme court of the old German empire; properly the supreme court of the emperor. It ceased at the death of each emperor, and was renewed by his successor. It became extinct when the German empire was dissolved, in 1806. The term is now applied to a council of the war department of the Austrian empire, and the members of different provincial chanceries of that empire are called aulic councilors. P. Cyc.
Au"lic, n.
Definition: The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities. It begins by a harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor, who then receives the cap, and presides at the disputation (also called the aulic).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
