civiliter

Latin

Etymology

From cīvīlis (“civic, civil, courteous”) +‎ -ter (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kiːˈwiː.li.ter/, [kiːˈwiː.lɪ.tɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈvi.li.ter/, [t͡ʃiˈviː.li.ter]

Adverb

cīvīliter (comparative cīvīlius, superlative cīvīlissimē)

  1. citizen-like; in the manner of a citizen
  2. (law) civilly
  3. courteously, kindly, as becomes a citizen

References
  • civiliter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • civiliter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • civiliter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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