civiliter

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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cīvīliter (comparative cīvīlius, superlative cīvīlissimē)

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

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  • 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.