A body of law framed by the Salian Franks, after their settlement in Gaul under tbeir king Pharamond, about the beginning of the fifth century. It is the most ancient of the barbarian codes, and is considered one of the most important com-pi la tions of law in use amoug the feudal nations of Europe. See Lex Salica
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
