Gallican

Borrowed from Latin Gallicānus (“pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican”), from Gallicus (“Gaulish, French”) (from Gallia (“Gaul”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).

Gallican (not comparable)

1. Relating to Gaul or France; Gallic; French.
2. (Roman Catholicism, chiefly historical)
   1. Relating to the French Roman Catholic church, especially before the late 19th century.

      the Gallican church or clergy

   2. Relating to Gallicanism.

      Synonym: Cisalpine

• Antigallican

Gallican (plural Gallicans)

1. An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism.

   Synonym: Cisalpine

• “Gallican”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Anglical