Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Civic \Civ"ic\, a. [L.civicus, fr. civis citizen. See {City}.]
   Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to
   man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.

   {Civic crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a crown or garland of oak leaves
      and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life
      of a citizen in battle.