civility

noun4

1. •
   Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy.

   • December 1749 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, letter to his son The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.
2. •
   [in the plural] An individual act or expression of polite behaviour; a courtesy.

   • Mr Lovelace received from every one those civilities which were due to his birth […] — 1748
3. •
   (no longer used) The state or fact of being civilized; civilization.

   • Monarchies have risen from barbarism to civility, and fallen again to ruin. — 1612
4. •
   (no longer used) A civil office; a civil capacity.