GENEALOGICAL ABBREVIATIONS

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Genealogical Abbreviations

@: at

&c:(Latin, et cætera) and also

*: born, birthdate

+: dead, deathdate, married to

a: acre, (Latin, ante) before

aas: (Latin, anno aetatis suae): Died in the year of (his/her) age, ie: a.a.s. 64

AB: Bachelor of Arts

abt: about

acc: according to

AD (Latin, anno domini): year after the birth of Christ

ads (Latin, ad sectam): at the suit of

admr: administrator

admx: administratrix

ae/aet: about the age of

ald: alderman

AM: Master of Arts, (Latin, anno mundi) year of the world, (Latin, ante meridiem) before noon

appon clam (Latin, apponit clamium) he/she stands by, joins, supports the claim

ar: (Latin, anno regni): year of reign

AR: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, Frederick Weis

AR7: AR above, Seventh Edition (current)

atty: attorney

B: baptized

b: born

BA: Bachelor of Arts

bapt: baptized

bart: baronet

BC: before Christ

BCE: before common era

bef: before

beq: bequest

bet: between

bk: book

bp: bishop; birthplace; baptized

br: brother

bro: brother

br-l: brother-in-law

bt: baronet

bur: buried

c: (Latin, circa) about, approximately; (Latin comitis] count; copyright; century

ca: (Latin, circa) about

CAD: (English) Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds

capt: captain

CCR: (English) Calendar of Close Roles

cem: cemetery

cent: century

CG: Certified Genealogist

CE: common era, synonomous with AM

CFR: (English) Calendar of Fine Rolls

ch: church, chapel

chr: christened, Christian

CIM: (English) Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous

CIPM: (English) Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem

CPR: (English) Calendar of Patent Rolls

Cl. Cur: Clerk of the Court

co: county, company

cod: codicil

codd: codices

coh: co-heir

col: colonel, colored, colony

coll: college

CP: Compete Peerage, by G.E. Cokayne

CP & MR: (English) Calendar of Plea and Memoranda Rolls

ct: court; count

cuz: cousin

d: died, daughter, days, British pence

dau: daughter

DB: deed book

dbn: (Latin, de bonis non) of no good

DD: Doctor of Divinity, minister

DD: , Katherine Keats-Rohan

DDS: Domesday Descendentsoctor of Dental Surgery

decd: deceased, dead

DFA: descent from antiquity (i.e., pre-medieval)

dist: distance, district

div: divorced, division

dn: deacon

do: (Latin, ditto) same

d/o: daughter of

DP: Domesday People, Katherine Keats-Rohan, 1999.

dsp: (Latin, decessit sine prole) died without issue

dspl: (Latin, decessit sine prole legitima) died without legitimate issue

dspm: (Latin, decessit sine prole malus) died without sons

dspml: (Latin, decessit sine prole malus legitima) died without legitimate sons

dspms: (Latin, decessit sine prole malus suivre) died without surviving sons

dsps: (Latin, decessit sine prole suivre) died without surviving issue

dvm: (Latin, decessit vita matris) died in the lifetime of the mother

dvp: (Latin, decessit vita patris) died in the lifetime of the father

d.y:died young

e: ease, earl

ed: edition, editor

e.g.: (Latin exempli gratia) for example

eld: eldest

ES: Europäische Stammtafelen

esq: esquire

et al (Latin, et alia): and others

etc: (Latin, et cætera) and also

ex: executor, executrix

exor: executor

extx: executrix

f: female, father

fam: family

fl: (Latin flourit) flourished, living

f.m.(Latin feodum militis) knight's fee

FASG: Fellow of the American Society of Genealogy

FGS: family group sheet

FLT: Friendship, Love & Truth (on tombstones -- see also IOOF & IORM)

FO: Fidelity Oath

FRS: Fellow of the Royal Society

FSA: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

GARD: acronym for Gateway Ancestor of Royal Descent

GCVO: (Knight or Dame) of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

GED: a GEDCOM file

GEDCOM: GEnealogical Data COMmunications program to transfer data

gen: general

gent: gentleman

h: husband

HF: handfast

HM: Her/His Majesty

i: island

ibm: (Latin, ibidem): same

IGI: International Genealogical Index

IOOF: International Order of Odd Fellows

IORM: Improved Order of Red Men

incl: including

inf: infant;infancy

int: intestate, without will

inv: inventory

ipm: (Latin, inquisition post mortem) an after-death inventory of one's holdings

jr: junior

j.m.: (Latin jure matris) in the right of one's mother

j.u.: (Latin jure uxoris) in the right of one's wife

k: killed, king

kt: Knight

KB: Knight of Bath

KG: Knight of the Garter

KT: Knight of the Thistle

ld: lord

LDS: an abbreviation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormons.

leg: legacy, legatee

liv: living

LLB: Bachelor of Laws

LLD: Doctor of Laws

LLM: Master of Laws

lpms: (Latin, legitimatio per matrimonium subsequens): legitimisation by subsequent matrimony

lprp: (Latin, legitimatio per rescriptum principis): legitimisation by prince's rescript

lt: lieutenant

LWT: Last Will & Testament

m: married,male, mother

MA: Master of Arts

MC: Member of Council (King's); Member of Congress

MD: Doctor of Medicine

md: married

maj: major

mi: mile

MIY: in Census, married in that year

n: north

n/a: not available, not applicable, unknown

nbr: neighbor

nd: no date

ng: not given

NN (Latin, nomen nescio): not named; name unknown

nr: near

nunc: nuncupative (oral) will

o: old

ob (Latin, obdormio - fell asleep): died

ob cælebs: (Latin) died a bachelor

occ: occupation

œt (Latin): of the age

O.S.: Old Style, as in Old Style Date

o/s: opposite side, as in grave recording

osp: (Latin, obiit sine prole) died without issue.

p (Latin, post): after; page

Pa: papers submitted, as in naturalization papers

par: parish

PhD: Doctor of Philosophy

pg: page

pp: pages

pr: proved a will; prince/princess

PRO: Public Records Office (British)

prsh: parish

P.S.: Patriotic Service

Q.: Queen

q.s.: (Latin, quod suivre): which follows

q.v. (Latin, quod vide): which see

rec: recorded a document

rel: relict

ren: renounced

res: residence/resided

Rev: The Reverend

s: south, son, (French sire) lord; English shilling

SASE: Self-Adressed Stamped Envelope

sgr: (French seigneur) lord

sic (Latin) thus, as written

s.j.: (Latin, suo jure) in one's own right

sis: sister

s/o: son of

sp: (Latin, sine prole): without children

sp.bl: special bail

sp.impl: special imparlance

spf: (Latin, sine prole femina): without daughters

spl: (Latin, sine prole legitima): without legitimate issue

spm (Latin, sine prole mascula): without sons

sps (Latin, sine prole superstite): without surviving issue

spms (L:atin, sine prole mascila superstite): without surviving sons

SSDI: Social Security Death Index

sr: senior

st: state, street

sur: surety

ten: tenant

terr: territory

test: witness

twp: township

ult: (Latin, ultimo) late

un: unknown

unk: unknown

unm: unmarried

ux: (Latin uxor) wife

vf: (Latin vita fratris): in the lifetime of his brother

viz: (Latin videlicet) namely

vm: (Latin vita matris): in the lifetime of his mother

vp: (Latin, vita patris): in the lifetime of his father

vs: [1] (Latin, vita sororis): in the lifetime of his sister;
[2] (Latin, versus) as opposed to

vz: (Welsh, verch): daughter of

w: west, with, wife

wf: wife

wid: widow

wit: witness

w/o: wife of

x: married, Christ

yr: year, younger

NOTE:

Standard common abbreviations not given.

Abbreviations may or may not be followed by accompanying periods.

Definitions above in parenthesis() give foreign phrase derivation.

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Last Update: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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Genealogical Abbreviations