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civils

British  
/ ˈsɪvəlz /

plural noun

  1. (functioning as singular) (esp. in names of companies) civil engineering

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For the convois civils, where there is no official religious service, the price varies from eighteen hundred and fifty to twenty-four hundred francs for the first class to nine francs for the ninth.

From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by Walton, William

La distinction de croyances religieuses et de confessions ne constituera point en Roumanie un obstacle � l'acquisition des droits civils et politiques et � leur exercice.

From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien

The excuse, of course, was here as at Senlis—"les civils ont tiré!"

From Towards the Goal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Le Prince Gortchacow rappelle les observations qu'il a pr�sent�, dans une pr�c�dente s�ance, � propos des droits politiques et civils des Isra�lites en Roumanie.

From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien

One moment," said the maire as he took up a pen, "'les civils'!

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by Morgan, John Hartman