civilitas

cīvīlĭtas, ātis, f. [civilis].

• (Acc. to civilis, I. B.) The art of government, politics, only three times in Quint. as transl. of the Gr. πολιτική, 2, 15, 25; 2, 15, 33; 2, 17, 14. —
• II (Acc. to civilis, II.) Courteousness, politeness, affability (post-Aug. and rare), Suet. Aug. 51; id. Claud. 35; Eutr. 7, 21; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 20.

cīvīlitās, ātis, f. (1. civilis), I) v. civilis no. I = a) der Stand eines Bürgers, der Bürgerstand, Eutr. 9, 28. Vulg. act. apost. 22, 28. – b) übtr., Popularität = Leutseligkeit, Herablassung, Höflichkeit, das leutselige, gewinnende Benehmen, auch die Schonung eines Höhern gegen die Untergebenen, Vell. 1, 111, 4 Halm. Suet. Aug. 51, 1 u. Claud. 35, 1. Capit. Anton. Pius 6, 4 u. 11, 8. Lampr. Alex. Sev. 20, 3. Eutr. 8, 4: civ. morum, Eutr. 9, 17. – II) v. civilis no. II = ἡ πολιτική, die Staatskunst, Quint. 2, 15, 25. Amm. 30, 4, 3.

civilitas [CL] , a civil right or status, citizenship. b civil authority. c statesmanship. d civility, humanity. e refinement, amenity. a nemo dat quod non habet; sed nec testes nec judices civiles habent jus ~atis ad bonum quod judicant; ergo non dant jus illi pro quo judicant Wycl. Civ. Dom. I 27; 1405 ipsos ‥ civitatum predictarum ‥ cives, incolas et inhabitatores, habita de ipsorum ~ate et incolatu informacione, ad difficiliores ‥ probaciones gravaminum suorum ‥ non ‥ compellent Lit. Cant. III 96.  b oportet omnem ~atem cessare ante finale judicium [cf. I Cor. xv 24] (Wycl.) Ziz. 245.  c [Trajanus] tante fortitudinis et ~atis fuit ut Romani imperii fines ‥ longe lateque diffunderet J. Sal. Pol. 559A.  d virtus simul bellica et modesta viri ‥ ~as Bede Kings 721; si benignior, si civilior creditur potentatus, ‥ recte gestorum nil nisi benignitati aut ~ati potentis adscribitur J. Sal. Pol. 502c.  e nichil istorum luxus jam habet notam, sed est ~atis insigne quicquid incentivum est gule J. Sal. Pol. 736B; publica coquina ‥ civitati plurimum expediens et ad ~atem pertinens W. Fitzst. Thom. prol. 10; Diceto YH 294 (v. annectere 1b).

cīvīlĭtās, (15) ātis, f. (civilis), ¶ 1 qualité de citoyen : Vulg. Act. 22, 28 ¶ 2 sociabilité, courtoisie, bonté : clementiæ civilitatisque ejus multa documenta sunt Suet. Aug. 51, 1, il y a bien des preuves de sa clémence et de sa courtoisie ¶ 3 la politique [trad. de ἡ πολιτική de Platon] : Quint. 2, 15, 25.

civilitas , atis. f.
國政。禮貌。温和。

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