CIVILIAN, noun [from civil.]
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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.