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| a | to, at |
| A.B. | Artium Baccalaureus Bachelor of Arts
(B.A. / BA / A.B.) |
| a.c. | ante Christum - before Christ |
| a.i. | ad interim - in the meanwhile |
| a.m. | ante meridiem - before noon, in the morning
A.M. - Ave Maria - Hail Mary |
| A.M.D.G. | ad majorem Dei gloriam - for the greater glory of God |
| a.r. | anno regni - in the year of the reign |
| a.r.r. | anno regni regis /reginae - in the year of the reign of the king /queen |
| a.u. | anno urbis - "The year of the the city" |
| a.u.c. | ab urbe condita / anno urbis conditae - from the founding of the city (of Rome) |
| ab | from |
| ad inf. | ad infinitum - to infinity |
| ad infin. | ad infinitum - to infinity |
| ad int. | ad interim - in the meantime, meanwhile |
| ad lib. | at pleasure |
| ad libit. | at pleasure |
| ad libitum | at pleasure |
| ad loc. | at the place |
| ad val. | to the (correct) value |
| AE | aetatis - aged, of age |
| aet. | aetatis - aged, of age |
| ag. | argetnum - silver |
| an. | anno - in the year |
| aq. | aqua - water, in water |
| as. | arsenicum - arsenic |
| au. | aurum - gold |
| aur. | aurum - gold |
| B.A. | Baccalaureus Artium - Bachelor of Arts |
| B.C.L. | Baccalaureus Civilis Legis - Bachelor of Civil Law |
| B.D. | Baccalaureus Divinitatis - Bachelor of Divinity |
| B.L. | Baccalaureus Legum - Bachelor of Law |
| B.Lit. | Baccalaureus Litterarum - Bachelor of Literature (or Letters) |
| B.LL. | Baccalaureus Legum - Bachelor of Laws |
| B.M. | Baccalaureus Medicinae - Bachelor of Medicine |
| B.Mus. | Baccalaureus Musicae - Bachelor of Music |
| B.Phil. | Baccalaureus Philosophiae - Bachelor of Philosophy |
| B.S. | Baccalaureus Scientiae - Bachelor of Science |
| B.Sc. | Baccalaureus Scientiae - Bachelor of Science |
| B.V. | Beata Virgo - Blessed Virgin |
| B.V.M. | beata Maria virgo - Blessed Virgim Mary |
| C | centum - one hundred (Roman numeration) |
| c. | circa - around (about, approximately)
caput - Chapter
centum - one hundred |
| C.R. | Custos Rotulorum - Keeper of the Rolls |
| C.V. | curriculum vitae - course of life |
| ca. | circa - around (about, approximately) |
| Cantab. | Cantabriegensis - of Cambridge |
| Cantuar. | Cantuariensis - of Canterbury |
| Cap. | caput - Chapter |
| cca. | circa - around (about, approximately) |
| cent. | centum - one hundred |
| cf. | confer - refer to, compare, consult |
| Ch.B. | Chirurgiae Baccalaureus - Bachelor of Surgery |
| Ch.D. | Chirurgiae Doctor - Doctor of Surgery |
| Ch.M. | Chirurgiae Magister - Master of Surgery |
| Coad. | coadjutor |
| coch. | cochleare - a spoonful (in medicine) |
| cochl. | cochleare - a spoonful (in medicine) |
| con. | contra - against |
| conf. | confer - refer to, compare, consult |
| corol. | corollary |
| Coss. | consules - consuls |
| ct. | centum - a hundred |
| Cu. | cuprum - copper |
| cum d. | cum dividendo - with a dividend |
| CV | curriculum vitae - course of life |
| cwt. | centum weight - Hundredweight |
| D | five hundred (Roman numeration) |
| d. | denarius, denarii - a penny, pence |
| D.C.L. | Doctor Civilis Legis - Doctor of Civil Law |
| D.D. | Doctor Divinitatis - Doctor of Divinity |
| D.D.D. | dono dedit et dedicavit - he/she gave and consecrated as a gift |
| D.G. | Dei gratia - by the grace of God |
| D.Lit. | Doctor Litterarum - Teacher of Literature |
| D.LL. | Doctor Legum - Doctor of Laws |
| D.M. | Doctor Medicinae - Doctor of Medicine |
| D.Mus. | Doctor Musicae - Doctor of Music |
| D.O.M | Deo Optimo Maximo - to God, the best, the greatest |
| d.s.p. | decessit sine prole - he/she died without issue |
| D.Sc. | Doctor Scientiae - Doctor of Science |
| D.T. | Doctor Theologiae - Doctor of Divinity |
| D.V. | Deo volente - God willing |
| d.v.p. | decessit vita patris - he/she died during the lifetime of the father |
| DEI GRA | Dei gratia - by the grace of God |
| del. | delineavit - he/she drew it |
| DG | Dei gratia - by the grace of God
(A part of the monarch's title, it is found on all British coins) |
| dwt. | denarius weight - Pennyweight |
| e.g. | exempli gratia - for example, for instance |
| ead. | eadem = id. - below |
| Eblan. | Eblanensis - of Dublin |
| Ebor. | Eboracensis - of York |
| et al. | et alibi - and elsewhere
et alii - and others (men), et aliae - (women), et alia - (things) |
| et seq. | et sequens - - and the following
(use et seqq or et sequa. if "the following" is plural)
(et seqq / et sequa. - et sequentes / et sequentia ) |
| etc. | et caeteri - and others, and so forth
et caeterae - (female items)
et caetera - (neuter items) |
| ex g. | exempli gratia - by way of example, for instance |
| F.D. | Fidei Defensor, Fidei Defensatrix - Defender of the Faith
(a part of the monarch's title, it is found on all British coins) |
| fe. | ferrum - iron |
| fec. | fecit - he/she made/did it |
| ff. | foliis - on the following pages |
| FID DEF | Fidei Defensor, Fidei Defensatrix - Defender of the Faith |
| Fid.Def. | Fidei Defensor, Fidei Defensatrix - Defender of the Faith |
| fl. | floruit - he/she/it flourished
(means the period of time during which a person, school, movement or even species was active or flourishing) |
| flor. | floruit - he/she/it flourished |
| gtt. | guttae - drops (in medicine) |
| h.e. | hic est, hoc est - this/that is |
| H.J. | hic jacet sepultus /sepulta - here lies buried |
| H.J.S. | hic iacet sepultus /sepulta - here lies buried |
| H.M.P. | hoc monumentum posuit - he/she erected this monument |
| H.R.I.P. | hic requiescit in pace - here rests in peace |
| H.S. | hic situs - here lies |
| h.t. | hoc tempore - at/in this time |
| hab. corp. | habeas corpus - you may have the body |
| Hg. | hyrdargyrum - mercury |
| I | one (Roman numeration) |
| i.a. | inter alia - among other things |
| I.D.N. | in Dei nomine - in the name of God |
| i.e. | id est - that is |
| I.H.S. | in hac (cruce) salus - in the Cross, salvation |
| I.N.R.I. | Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judeorum - Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews |
| I.P.D. | in presentia Dominorum - in the presence of the (Scottish) Lords |
| i.q. | idem quod - the same as |
| ib. | ibidem - in the same place |
| ibid. | ibidem - in the same place |
| Imp. | imperator - Emperor |
| in f. | in fine - at the end |
| in lim. | in limine - at the beginning, at the outset |
| in litt. | in litteris - in a letter (or other documented correspondence) |
| in loc. | in loco - in its place |
| in trans. | in transitu - in transit, on the way |
| inst. | instante mense - this month |
| J.C.D. | Juris Civilis Doctor - Doctor of Civil Law |
| J.D. | Jurum Doctor - Doctor of Laws |
| J.H.S. | Jesus hominum salvator - Jesus, the saviour of men |
| J.R. | Jacobus Rex - King James |
| J.U.D. | Juris Utriusque Doctor - Doctor of Civil and Canon Law |
| J.V.D. | Juris Vtriusque Doctor - Doctor of Civil and Canon Law |
| K. | kalium - potassium |
| L | fifty (Roman numeration) |
| l. | lib. libra, librae - a pound, pounds |
| L. | latina, latine - Latin, in Latin |
| l.c. | loco citato - in the place quoted |
| L.S. | locus sigilli - place of the seal (on a document) |
| l.s.d. | librae, solidi, denarii - pounds, shillings and pence |
| lb. | librae - pounds |
| Lib. | liber - book |
| lit. | litteris - in words, in writing |
| Lit.D. | Literarum Doctor - Doctor of Literature |
| Litt.D. | Literarum Doctor - Doctor of Literature |
| LL.B | Legum Baccalaureus - Bachelor of Laws |
| LL.D | Legum Doctor - Doctor of Laws |
| LL.M | Legum Magister - Master of Laws |
| loq. | loquitur - he speaks |
| M | lit. mille - one thousand (Roman numeration), |
| M.A. | Magister Artium - Master of Arts |
| M.B. | Medicinae Baccalaureus - Bachelor of Medicine |
| M.Ch. | Chirurgiae Magister - Master of Surgery |
| M.D. | Doctor Medicinae - Doctor of Medicine |
| M.O. | modus operandi - method of operating |
| Mus.B. | Musicae Baccalaureus - Bachelor of Music |
| Mus.D. | Musicae Doctor - Doctor of Music |
| Mus.M. | Musicae Magister - Master of Music |
| N.B. | nota bene - please note, note well, take notice
notate bene - (plural.) |
| n.l. | non liquet - it is not clear |
| N.P. | nisi prisus - no protest |
| n.r. | non repetatur - do not repeat |
| N.S.J.C. | Noster Salvator Jesus Christus - Our saviour Jesus Christ |
| Na. | natrium - sodium |
| nem. con. | nemine contradicente - with no one speaking against
(This does NOT mean "unanimously", but simply that nobody voted against) |
| nem. dis. | nemine dissentiente - no one dissenting, unanimously |
| No. | numero - by number |
| non obst. | non obstante - notwithstanding |
| non pros. | non prosequitur - he/she does not prosecute |
| non seq. | non sequitur - it does not follow |
| O.D. | oculus dexter - the right eye
(Used in vision correction prescriptions) |
| O.S. | oculus sinister - the left eye
(Used in vision correction prescriptions) |
| ob. | obiit - he died |
| op. cit. | opere citato - in the work cited |
| Op. | opus - a work, a musical composition |
| Oxon. | Oxonia, Oxoniensis - Oxford, of Oxford |
| P.B. | Philosophiae Baccalaureus - Bachelor of Philosophy |
| p.d. | per diem - by the day
P.D. - Philosophiae Doctor - Doctor of Philosophy |
| P.M. | post meridiem - afternoon, after midday |
| p.m.a. | post mortem auctoris - after the author's death |
| p.p. | per procurationem - through the agency of
P.P. - pater patriae - father of his country |
| P.R. | Populus Romanus - the Roman people |
| P.R.C. | post Romam conditam - after the founding of Rome |
| p.r.n. | pro re nata - as the need arises |
| P.S. | post scriptum - a postscript, an item written after the signature on a letter |
| Pb. | plumbum - lead |
| per an. | per annum - by year, yearly |
| per cent. | per centum - percentage, by the hundred |
| per ct. | per centum - percentage, by the hundred |
| per pro. | per procurationem - through the agency of |
| Ph.B. | Philosophiae Baccalaureus - Bachelor of Philosophy |
| Ph.D. | Philosophiae Doctor - Doctor of Philosophy |
| pinx. | pinxit - he/she painted it |
| pp. | paginae - pages
prox. - proximus, proximo - next, in the next |
| pro tem. | pro tempore - for the time being |
| prox. | proximo mense - next month |
| pulv. | pulvis - powder |
| pxt. | pinxit - he/she painted it |
| Q. | quasi - as it were, almost |
| q.d. | quaque die - every day
quasi dicat - as if he/she should say |
| q.e. | quod est - which/what is |
| Q.E.C. | quod erat construendum - which was to be constructed
(after constructing something, normally to show its existence) |
| Q.E.D. | quod erat demonstrandum - what was to be proven /demonstrated |
| Q.E.F. | quod erat faciendum - what was needed to be done |
| Q.E.I. | quod erat inveniendum - what was required to be found out |
| q.l. | quantum libet - as much as you like |
| q.p. | quantum placet - as much as you please |
| q.pl. | quantum placet - as much as you please |
| q.s. | quantum sufficit - a sufficient quantity |
| q.v. | quod videre - "which to see"
used as an imperative, plural is (quae videre - qq.v. ) |
| qq.v. | quae videre - "which to see" |
| R. | regina, rex - Queen, King
r. - rexit - ruled
r. - recipe - take |
| R.I.P. | requiescat /requiescant in pace - may he/she/they rest in peace |
| rad. | radix - root |
| Re | in re - in the matter of, concerning |
| REG | regina - queen |
| Rx. | recipe - take |
| s. | socius - fellow |
| S.A. | secundum artem - according to art |
| S.C. | Senatus Consultum - a decree of the Senate |
| S.C.U. | Senatus Consultum Ultimum - final decree of the Senate (martial law) |
| s.d. | sine die - without (appointing) a day |
| s.h.v. | sub hac voce - under this heading /word |
| s.i.d. | semel in die - once a day |
| s.l.p. | sine legitima prole - without legitimate issue |
| S.M.M. | Sancta Mater Mariae - Holy mother Mary |
| s.m.p. | sine mascula prole - without male issue |
| s.o.s. | si opus sit - if there is need, if occasion require, if necessary |
| s.p. | sine prole - without issue |
| S.P.Q.R | Senatus Populusque Romanus - the Senate and People of Rome |
| s.p.s. | sine prole superstite - without surviving issue |
| S.R.I. | Sanctum Romanum Imperium - Holy Roman Empire |
| S.T.D. | Sacrae Theologiae Doctor - Doctor of Divinity / Theology |
| s.v. | sub verbo - "under the word or heading", as in a dictionary
S.V. - Sancta virgo - Holy Virgin |
| Sb. | stibium - antimony |
| sc. | scilicet - "one may know" = videlicet - viz.
sculpsit - he/she engraved it |
| Sc.B | Scientiae Baccalaureus - Bachelor of Science |
| Sc.D. | Scientiae Doctor - Doctor of Science |
| scan.mag | scandalum magnatum - defamatory expressions against a person of position |
| scil. | scilicet - namely, to wit, being understood |
| sculp. | sculpsit - he/she engraved it |
| sculpt. | sculpsit - he/she engraved it |
| seq. | sequentes, sequentia - the following, the next |
| seqq. | sequentia - following |
| sine die | without a day - no date set |
| Sn. | stannum - tin |
| st. | stet - let is stand as is |
| stat. | statim - immediately |
| tal. | talis - of such |
| temp. | tempore - in the time of |
| text. rec. | textus receptus - received text |
| Th.D. | Theologiae Doctor - Teacher of Theology |
| U.C. | Urbis Conditae - from / of the founding of the City (of Rome) |
| U.D. | ut dictum - as directed |
| u.s. | ut supra - as above |
| ult. | ultimo mense - last month |
| V | five (Roman numeration) |
| v. | versus - against |
| V.C. | vi coactus - "on constrains"
used when forced to sign "or else..." |
| v.i. | vide infra - see below |
| V.R. | Victoria Regina - Queen Victoria |
| V.R.I. | Victoria Regina Imperatrix - Victoria Queen Empress |
| v.s. | vide supra - see above |
| var. lect. | varia lectio - a different reading |
| v.l. | varia lectio - a different reading |
| viz. | videlicet - namely, to wit, being understood
= sc. - scilicet |
| vox pop. | vox populi - voice of the people |
| vs. | versus - against |
| vv.ll. | variae lectiones - various readings |
| X | ten (Roman numeration)
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