aulic

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to a royal court; courtly.
• Of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace.
• Solemn.
• Pertaining to the reproductive ducts of certain organisms.

Noun

• A ceremony at some European universities to confer a Doctor of Divinity degree.

Origin

• Latin aulicus ("of a prince's court"), from aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή ("courtyard").
• From Ancient Greek αὐλός ("hollow tube, pipe").