civiliter

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kiːˈu̯iː.li.ter/, [kiːˈu̯iːlʲɪt̪ɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvi.li.ter/, [t͡ʃiˈviːlit̪er]

Adverb

cīvīliter (comparative cīvīlius, superlative cīvīlissimē)

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

Related terms

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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