civil officer civilness • civil order · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · civil officer · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs. Synonyms: civil authority, civil officer. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · civil authority · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 v latin small letter v U+0076