In the civil law. The civll reputation which belonged to the. Roman citizen, as such. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 135. Called a state or condition of nnlmpeached dignity or character, (dignitatis inltes# status;) the highest standing of a Roman citl-zen. Dig. 50, 13, 5, 1
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
