n. One who is skilled in the Roman or civil law; a professor or doctor of civil law.n. A student of the civil law at a university.n. One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical; especially, a non-military inhabitant of a garrisoned town.n. One who, despising the righteousness of Christ, did yet follow after a certain civil righteousness, a justitia civilis of his own.n. A covenanted civil servant in British India.Pertaining to or characteristic of a civilian.