[pl. of CIVIC used as sb., on analogy of politics, etc.; see -ICS.] That part of political science which is concerned with the rights and duties of citizenship.
1887. Advance (Chicago), 25 Aug., 538. Instruction in civics as a special preparation for the duties of citizenship.
1888. Boston (Mass.) Jrnl., 13 Oct., 3/5. The question of the day … ‘The End to be kept in View in Teaching Civics.’
