Definitions
of or in a condition of social order
Word origin
From Middle English cyvyl, civil, borrowed from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”). Cognate with Old English hīwen (“household”), hīrǣden (“family”). More at hind; hird.
Used in a sentence
“She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.”
“A third is wroth: ‘Is this an hour For private sorrow’s barren song, When more and more the people throng The chairs and thrones of civil power?’”
“It was very civil of him to stop the argument.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Courteous”5 letters
02“Polite and not rude”5 letters
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