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Civil

Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪv.əl/

What “Civil” means

Adj

  1. Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
  2. Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.
  3. In a peaceful and well-ordered state.
  4. Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
  5. Secular.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English cyvyl, civil, borrowed from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”) ultimately from proto-Indo-European *ḱey-. Cognate with Old English hīwen (“household”), hīrǣden (“family”). More at hind; hird. (polite): Compare typologically urbane (<< Latin urbs), courteous (akin to court).

Meanings and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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