From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of abbreviations common in
genealogy.
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@ — at
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&c — (Latin,
et cætera) and also
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* — born, birthdate
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+ — dead, deathdate, married to
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a — acre, (Latin,
ante) before
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aas — (Latin,
anno aetatis suae — Died in the year of (his/her) age
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AB — Bachelor of Arts
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abt — about
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acc — according to
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AD (Latin,
anno domini — year after the birth of Christ
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ads (Latin,
ad sectam — at the suit of
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admr — administrator
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admx — administratrix
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ae/aet — about the age of
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ald — alderman
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AM — Master of Arts, (Latin,
anno mundi) year of the world, (Latin,
ante meridiem) before noon
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appon clam (Latin,
apponit clamium) he/she stands by, joins, supports the claim
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ar — (Latin,
anno regni) — year of reign
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AR —
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, Frederick Weis
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AR7 — AR above, Seventh Edition (current)
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atty — attorney
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B — baptized
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b — born
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BA — Bachelor of Arts
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bapt — baptized
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bart — baronet
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BC — before Christ
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BCE — before common era
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bef — before
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beq — bequest
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bet — between
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bk — book
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bp — bishop; birthplace; baptized
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br — brother
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bro — brother
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br-l — brother-in-law
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bt — baronet
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bur — buried
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c — (Latin,
circa) about, approximately; (Latin
comitis count; copyright; century
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ca — (Latin,
circa) about
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CAD — (English)
Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds
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capt — captain
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CCR — (English)
Calendar of Close Roles
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cem — cemetery
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cent — century
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CG — Certified Genealogist
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CE — common era, synonomous with AM
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CFR — (English)
Calendar of Fine Rolls
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ch — church, chapel
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chr — christened, Christian
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CIM — (English)
Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous
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CIPM — (English)
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem
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CPR — (English)
Calendar of Patent Rolls
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Cl. Cur — Clerk of the Court
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co — county, company
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cod — codicil
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codd — codices
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coh — co-heir
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col — colonel, colored, colony
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coll — college
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CP —
Compete Peerage, by G.E. Cokayne
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CP & MR — (English)
Calendar of Plea and Memoranda Rolls
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ct — court; count
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cuz — cousin
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d — died, daughter, days, British pence
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dau — daughter
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DB — deed book
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dbn — (Latin,
de bonis non) of no good
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DD — Doctor of Divinity, minister
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DDS — Domesday Descendents / Doctor of Dental Surgery
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decd — deceased, dead
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DFA — descent from antiquity (i.e., pre-medieval)
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dist — distance, district
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div — divorced, division
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dn — deacon
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do — (Latin,
ditto) same
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d/o — daughter of
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DP —
Domesday People,
Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1066-1166 /
Katherine Keats-Rohan, 1999.
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dsp — (Latin,
decessit sine prole) died without issue
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dspl — (Latin,
decessit sine prole legitima) died without legitimate issue
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dspm — (Latin,
decessit sine prole malus) died without sons
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dspml — (Latin,
decessit sine prole malus legitima) died without legitimate sons
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dspms — (Latin,
decessit sine prole malus suivre) died without surviving sons
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dsps — (Latin,
decessit sine prole suivre) died without surviving issue
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dvm — (Latin,
decessit vita matris) died in the lifetime of the mother
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dvp — (Latin,
decessit vita patris) died in the lifetime of the father
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d.y — died young
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e — ease, earl
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ed — edition, editor
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e.g. — (Latin
exempli gratia) for example
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eld — eldest
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ES —
Europäische Stammtafeln misp
Europäische Stammtafelen
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europäische_Stammtafeln
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esq — esquire
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et al (Latin,
et alia — and others
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etc — (Latin,
et cætera) and also
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ex — executor, executrix
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exor — executor
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extx — executrix
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f — female, father
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fam — family
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fl — (Latin
Floruit) flourished, living
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f.m. (Latin
feodum militis) knight's fee
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FASG — Fellow of the American Society of Genealogy
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FGS — family group sheet
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FLT — Friendship, Love & Truth (on tombstones -- see also IOOF & IORM)
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FO — Fidelity Oath
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FRS — Fellow of the Royal Society
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FSA — Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
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GARD — acronym for Gateway Ancestor of Royal Descent
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GCVO — (Knight or Dame) of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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GED — a GEDCOM file
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GEDCOM — GEnealogical Data COMmunications program to transfer data
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gen — general
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gent — gentleman
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h — husband
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HF — handfast
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HM — Her/His Majesty
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i — island
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ibm — (Latin,
ibidem — same
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IGI — International Genealogical Index
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IOOF — International Order of Odd Fellows
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IORM — Improved Order of Red Men
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incl — including
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inf — infant; infancy
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int — intestate, without will
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inv — inventory
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ipm — (Latin,
inquisition post mortem) an after-death inventory of one's holdings
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jr — junior
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j.m. — (Latin
jure matris) in the right of one's mother
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j.u. — (Latin
jure uxoris) in the right of one's wife
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k — killed, king
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kt — Knight
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KB — Knight of Bath
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KG — Knight of the Garter
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KT — Knight of the Thistle
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ld — lord
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LDS — an abbreviation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormons.
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leg — legacy, legatee
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liv — living
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LLB — Bachelor of Laws
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LLD — Doctor of Laws
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LLM — Master of Laws
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lpms — (Latin,
legitimatio per matrimonium subsequens — legitimisation by subsequent matrimony
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lprp — (Latin,
legitimatio per rescriptum principis — legitimisation by prince's rescript
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lt — lieutenant
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m — married, male, mother
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MA — Master of Arts
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MC — Member of Council (King's); Member of Congress
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
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md — married
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maj — major
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mi — mile
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MIY — in Census, married in that year
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n — north
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n/a — not available, not applicable, unknown
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nbr — neighbour
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nd — no date
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ng — not given
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NN (Latin,
nomen nescio — not named; name unknown
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nr — near
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nunc —
nuncupative (oral) will
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o — old
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ob — Latin,
obdormio - fell asleep — died
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ob cælebs — (Latin) died a bachelor
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occ — occupation
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œt (Latin — of the age
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O.S. — Old Style, as in Old Style Date
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o/s — opposite side, as in grave recording
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osp — (Latin,
obiit sine prole) died without issue.
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p (Latin,
post — after; page
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Pa — papers submitted, as in naturalization papers
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par — parish
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PhD — Doctor of Philosophy
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pg — page
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pp — pages
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pr — proved a will; prince/princess
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PRO — Public Records Office (British)
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prsh — parish
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P.S. — Patriotic Service
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Q. — Queen
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q.s. — (Latin,
quod suivre — which follows
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q.v. (Latin,
quod vide — which see
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rec — recorded a document
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rel — relict
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ren — renounced
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res — residence/resided
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Rev — The Reverend
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s — south, son, (French sire) lord; English shilling
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sgr — (French
seigneur) lord
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sic (Latin) thus, as written
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s.j. — (Latin,
suo jure in one's own right
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sis — sister
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s/o — son of
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sp — (Latin,
sine prole — without children
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sp.bl — special bail
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sp.impl — special imparlance
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spf — (Latin,
sine prole femina — without daughters
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spl — (Latin,
sine prole legitima — without legitimate issue
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spm (Latin,
sine prole mascula — without sons
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sps (Latin,
sine prole superstite — without surviving issue
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spms (Latin,
sine prole mascila superstite — without surviving sons
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SSDI — Social Security Death Index
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sr — senior
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st — state, street
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sur — surety
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ten — tenant
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terr — territory
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test — witness
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twp — township
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ult — (Latin,
ultimo) late
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un — unknown
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unk — unknown
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unm — unmarried
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ux — (Latin
uxor) wife
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vf — (Latin
vita fratris — in the lifetime of his brother
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viz — (Latin
videlicet) namely
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vm — (Latin
vita matris — in the lifetime of his mother
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vp — (Latin,
vita patris — in the lifetime of his father
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vs — (Latin,
vita sororis — in the lifetime of his sister; (Latin,
versus) as opposed to
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vz — (Welsh,
verch — daughter of
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w — west, with, wife
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wf — wife
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wid — widow
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wit — witness
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w/o — wife of
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x — married, Christ
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yr — year, younger