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Webster 1913 Edition
Civilian
1.
One skilled in the civil law.
Ancient
civilians
and writers upon government. Swift.
2.
A student of the civil law at a university or college.
R. Graves.
3.
One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical.
Webster 1828 Edition
Civilian
CIVILIAN
,Noun.
1.
One who is skilled in the Roman law; a professor or doctor of civil law.2.
In a more extended sense, one who is versed in law and government.3.
A student of the civil law at the university.