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civilian

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civilian
1388, from O.Fr. civilien "of the civil law," created from L. civilis (see civil). Original meaning in Eng. was "judge or authority on civil law," sense of "non-military person" is first attested 1829.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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