Word: 'civil' • Extended Annotations

civil

Extended Annotations

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of civil

late 14^th century, "relating to civil law or life; pertaining to the internal affairs of a state"

from Old French civil "civil, relating to civil law"
from Latin civilis "relating to a society, pertaining to public life, relating to the civic order, befitting a citizen"

In later evolution:
1550s - "not barbarous, civilized"

civil adjective

a malleable construct; an ops tool

of or relating to citizens; of or relating to the state or its citizenry
civilized; adequate in courtesy and politeness
of, relating to, or based on civil law; relating to private rights and to remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings; established by law
of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, or ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special (such as military or religious) affairs
of time: is defined as: based on the theoretical mean sun and legally recognized for use in ordinary affairs
- mean sun is defined as: a fictitious sun used for timekeeping that moves uniformly along the celestial equator and maintains a constant rate of apparent motion equal to the average rate of apparent motion of the real sun

Details

Specific examples and quotes of civil

Share this lexicon entry for civil

then paste (Ctrl+P or Ctrl+V) wherever you want to share it.

☙ 💎 ❧

Legend

~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense