Ancient civilians and writers upon government.
--Swift.
[1913 Webster]
2. A student of the civil law at a university or college.
--R. Graves.
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3. One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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civilian — (n.) late 14c., judge or authority on civil law, from O.Fr. civilien of the civil law, created from L. civilis (see CIVIL (Cf. civil)). Sense of non military person is first attested 1829. The adjective is from 1640s … Etymology dictionary
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