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état civil

French, noun/e.ta si.vil/

état civil is a French masculine noun meaning “personal data, personal information, personal records; civil status, marital status” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Condition d’une personne d’après les actes publics qui établissent sa naissance, sa filiation légitime…”.

What does état civil mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepersonal data, personal information, personal records; civil status, marital status

  2. 2

    masculinepublic records, civil registry (register of births, marriages and deaths)

    officier de l'état civil

  3. 3

    masculineregister office

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Condition d’une personne d’après les actes publics qui établissent sa naissance, sa filiation légitime, illégitime ou adoptive, son mariage, son décès, etc.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of état civil

  • états civils plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce état civil?

  • /e.ta si.vil/
  • \e.ta si.vil\
  • [e.ta si.vil]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.