civil

Portuguese

/si.ˈviw/, /si.ˈviɫ/

adj
Definitions
  • civil; civilian not relating to the military or clergy
  • civic relating to citizens
  • (law) relating to civil law
  • occurring between the inhabitants of the same country
  • civil behaving in a reasonable or polite manner

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis (civil, relating to a citizen, civic, courteous).

Origin

Latin

cīvīlis

Gloss

civil, relating to a citizen, civic, courteous

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