Part 24
Auth. Ver.—Authorized Version, (of the Bible.)
Av.—Average; Avenue.
Avoir.—Avoirdupois.
A. Y. M.—Ancient York Masons.
b.—born; book.
B. A.—Bachelor of Arts.
Bal.—Balance.
Balt.—Baltimore.
Bar.—Baruch.
Bart. or Bt.—Baronet.
bbl.—Barrel.
B. C.—Before Christ.
B. C. L.—Bachelor of Civil Law.
B. D.—_Baccalaureus Divinitatis_, Bachelor of Divinity.
Bds. or bds.—Boards (bound in).
Benj.—Benjamin.
Bk.—Book.
B. LL.—_Baccalaureus Legum_, Bachelor of Laws.
B. M.—_Baccalaureus Medicinæ_, Bachelor of Medicine.
Bost.—Boston.
Bot.—Botany.
Bp.—Bishop.
B. R.—_Banco Regis_ or _Reginæ_, the King’s or Queen’s Bench.
Br.—Brig.
Brig.—Brigade; Brigadier.
Brig.-Gen.—Brigadier-General.
Brit. Mus.—British Museum.
Bro.—Brother.
Br. Univ.—Brown University.
B. S.—Bachelor in the Sciences.
bu.—bushel.
B. V.—_Beata Virgo_, Blessed Virgin.
B. V.—_Bene vale_, farewell.
ca.—centiare, (metric system.)
C., ch. or chap.—Chapter.
C. or cent.—_Centum_, a hundred.
Cæt. par.—_Cæteris paribus_, other things being equal.
Cal.—California; Calends.
Can.—Canon.
Cant.—Canticles.
Cap. or c.—_Caput_, _capitulum_, chapter.
Caps.—Capitals.
Capt.—Captain.
Capt.-Gen.—Captain-General.
Cash.—Cashier.
Ca. resp.—_Capias ad respondendum_, a legal writ.
Ca. sa.—_Capias ad satisfaciendum_, a legal writ.
Cath.—Catherine.
C. B.—_Communis Bancus_, Common Bench.
C. B.—Companion of the Bath.
C. C.—Caius College; Account Current.
C. C. C.—Corpus Christi College.
C. C. P.—Court of Common Pleas.
C. E.—Canada East.
C. E.—Civil Engineer.
Cel. or Celt.—Celtic.
Cf. or cf.—_Confer_, compare.
cg.—centigram, (metric system.)
C. G.—Commissary-General; Consul-General.
C. H.—Court-House.
Ch.—Church; Chapter; Charles.
Chanc.—Chancellor.
Chap.—Chapter.
Chas.—Charles.
Chem.—Chemistry.
Chr.—Christopher.
Chron.—Chronicles.
Cin.—Cincinnati.
C. J.—Chief-Justice.
cl.—centiliter, (metric system.)
Clk.—Clerk.
cm.—centimeter, (metric system.)
C. M.—Common Metre.
C. M. G.—Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
Co.—Company; County.
C. O. D.—Cash (or collect) on delivery.
Col.—Colorado; Colonel; Colossians.
Coll.—Collector; Colloquial; College; Collection.
Com.—Commerce; Committee; Commentary; Commissioner; Commodore.
Com. Arr.—Committee of Arrangements.
Comdg.—Commanding.
Comm.—Commentary.
Comp.—Compare; Compound.
Com. Ver.—Common Version (of the Bible.)
Con.—_Contra_, against; in opposition.
Con. Cr.—Contra credit.
Conch.—Conchology.
Cong.—Congress; _Congius_, a gallon.
Conj. or conj.—Conjunction.
Conn. or Ct.—Connecticut.
Const.—Constable; Constitution.
Cont.—Contra.
Cor.—Corinthians.
Corol.—Corollary.
Cor. Sec.—Corresponding Secretary.
C. P.—Common Pleas.
C. P.—Court of Probate.
C. P. S.—_Custos Privati Sigilli_, Keeper of the Privy Seal.
C. R.—_Custos Rotulorum_, Keeper of the Rolls.
Cr.—Creditor; credit.
Crim. con.—Criminal conversation; adultery.
C. S.—Court of Sessions.
C. S.—_Custos Sigilli_, Keeper of the Seal.
Ct., cts.—Cent; cents.
C. Theod.—_Codice Theodosiano_, in the Theodosian Code.
C. W.—Canada West.
Cwt.—Hundredweight.
Cyc.—Cyclopedia.
d.—_Denarius_ or _denarii_, penny or pence.
d.—died.
D.—Five hundred.
Dan.—Daniel; Danish.
D. B. or Domesd. B.—Domesday-Book.
D. C.—_Da Capo_, again.
D. C.—District of Columbia.
D. C. L.—Doctor of Civil Law.
D. D.—_Divinitatis Doctor_, Doctor of Divinity.
D. D. D.—_Dat_, _dicat_, _dedicat_, he gives, he devotes, he dedicates.
Dea.—Deacon.
Dec.—December; Declination.
Deg.—Degree or degrees.
Del.—Delaware; Delegate.
Del. or del.—_Delineavit_, he drew it.
Dem.—Democrat.
Dep.—Deputy.
Dept.—Department.
Deut.—Deuteronomy.
D.F.—Dean of the Faculty.
Dft. or deft.—Defendant.
D.G.—_Dei gratiâ_, by the grace of God.
D.G.—_Deo gratias_, thanks to God.
dg.—decigram, (metric system.)
Dg.—Dekagram, (metric system.)
D. H.—Dead-head.
Diam.—Diameter.
Dict.—Dictator; Dictionary.
Dim.—Diminutive.
Disc.—Discount.
Diss.—Dissertation.
Dist.—District.
Dist.-Atty.—District-Attorney.
dl.—deciliter, (metric system.)
Dl.—Dekaliter, (metric system.)
dm.—decimetre, (metric system.)
Dm.—Dekametre, (metric system.)
D. M.—Doctor of Music.
Do.—_Ditto_, the same.
Dols.—Dollars.
Dom. Ca.—Dominion of Canada.
D.O.M.—_Deo optimo maximo_, to God, the best, the greatest.
Doz.—Dozen.
D. P.—Doctor of Philosophy.
Dr.—Debtor; Doctor.
D. S.—_Dal segno_, from the sign.
ds.—Decistere, (metric system.)
Ds.—Dekastere, (metric system.)
d. s. b.—_Debit sans breve_, charge without abatement.
D. T.—_Doctor Theologiæ_, Doctor of Divinity.
D. V.—_Deo volente_, God willing.
Dwt.—Pennyweight.
E.—East.
ea.—Each.
E. by S.—East by South.
Eben.—Ebenezer.
Eccl.—Ecclesiastes.
Ecclus.—Ecclesiasticus.
Ed.—Editor; Edition.
Edm.—Edmund.
Edw.—Edward.
E. E.—Errors excepted.
e. g.—_Exempli gratiâ_, for example.
e. g.—_Ex grege_, among the rest.
E. I.—East Indies or East India.
Eliz.—Elizabeth.
E. lon.—East longitude.
Encyc.—Encyclopedia.
E. N. E.—East-Northeast.
Eng.—England; English.
Ent.—Entomology.
Env. Ext.—Envoy Extraordinary.
Ep.—Epistle.
Eph.—Ephesians; Ephraim.
Esd.—Esdras.
E. S. E.—East-Southeast.
Esq.—Esquire.
Esth.—Esther.
et al.—_Et alii_, and others.
et seq.—_Et sequentia_, and what follows.
etc. or &c.—_Et cæteri_, _et cæteræ_, _et cætera_, and others; and so forth.
Ex.—Example.
Ex.—Exodus.
Exc.—Excellency; exception.
Exch.—Exchequer.
Exec. Com.—Executive Committee.
Execx.—Executrix.
Exr. or Exec.—Executor.
Ez.—Ezra.
Ezek.—Ezekiel.
E. & O. E.—Errors and omissions excepted.
Fahr.—Fahrenheit.
F. A. M.—Free and Accepted Masons.
Far.—Farthing.
F. A. S.—Fellow of the Antiquarian Society.
fcap. or fcp.—Foolscap.
F. D.—_Fidei Defensor_ or _Defensatrix_, Defender of the Faith.
Fe.—_Ferrum_, iron.
Feb.—February.
Fec.—_Fecit_, he did it.
Fem.—Feminine.
F. E. S.—Fellow of the Entomological Society; of the Ethnological Society.
Ff.—The Pandects.
F. G. S.—Fellow of the Geological Society.
F. H. S.—Fellow of the Horticultural Society.
Fi. fa.—_Fieri facias_, cause it to be done.
Fid. Def.—Defender of the Faith.
Fig.—Figure.
Fin. Sec.—Financial Secretary.
Fir.—Firkin.
Fla.—Florida.
F. L. S.—Fellow of the Linnæan Society.
f. o. b.—Free on board.
Fol.—Folio.
For.—Foreign.
F. P. S.—Fellow of the Philological Society.
Fr.—_Fragmentum_, fragment.
Fr.—Franc; Frau, (lady.)
Fr.—Francis.
F. R. A. S.—Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
F. R. C. S. L.—Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, London.
Fred.—Frederick.
F. R. G. S.—Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Fri.—Friday.
F. R. S.—Fellow of the Royal Society.
Frs.—Frisian.
F. R. S. E.—Fellow of the Royal Society, Edinburgh.
F. R. S. L.—Fellow of the Royal Society, London.
F. R. S. L.—Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
F. S. A.—Fellow of the Society of Arts.
F. S. A. E.—Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Edinburgh.
Ft.—Foot; feet; Fort.
Fur.—Furlong.
F. Z. S.—Fellow of the Zoological Society.
g.—gram, (metric system.)
G. or g.—Guineas.
G. A.—General Assembly.
Ga.—Georgia.
Gal.—Galatians; Gallon.
G. A. R.—Grand Army of the Republic.
G. B.—Great Britain.
G. C.—Grand Chapter.
G. C. B.—Grand Cross of the Bath.
G. C. H.—Grand Cross of Hanover.
G. C. L. H.—Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
G. E.—Grand Encampment.
Gen.—Genesis; General; Genitive case.
Gent.—Gentleman.
Geo.—George.
Geog.—Geography.
Geol.—Geology.
Geom.—Geometry.
Ger.—Germany; German.
G. L.—Grand Lodge.
Gl.—_Glossa_, a gloss.
G. M.—Grand Master.
G. O.—General Order.
Goth.—Gothic.
Gov.—Governor.
Gov.-Gen.—Governor-General.
G. R.—_Georgius Rex_, King George.
Gr.—Greek; grain; gramme; groschen.
Gram.—Grammar.
Gro.—Gross.
Grot.—Grotius.
Ha.—Hektare, (metric system.)
h. a.—_Hoc anno_, this year.
Hab.—Habakkuk.
Hab. Corp.—_Habeas corpus_, you may have the body.
Hab. fa. poss.—_Habere facias possessionem_, a writ to put the plaintiff in possession.
Hab. fa. seis.—_Habere facias seisinam_, a writ now superseded by the preceding.
Hag.—Haggai.
Ham. Coll.—Hamilton College.
H. B. C.—Hudson’s Bay Company.
H. B. M.—His or Her Britannic Majesty.
H. C.—House of Commons.
hdkf.—Handkerchief.
h. e.—_Hoc est_, that is, or this is.
Hectol.—Hectolitre, (metric system.)
Heb.—Hebrews.
Her.—Heraldry.
Hf.-bd.—Half-bound.
Hf.-cf.—Half-calf.
Hg.—Hektogram, (metric system.)
Hg.—_Hydrargyrum_, mercury.
hhd.—Hogshead.
Hist.—History.
H. J. S.—_Hic jacet sepultus_, Here lies buried.
Hl.—Hectoliter, (metric system.)
H. L.—House of Lords.
Hm.—Hectometer, (metric system.)
H. M.—His Majesty.
H. M. P.—_Hoc monumentum posuit_, erected this monument.
Hon.—Honourable.
Hort.—Horticulture.
Hos.—Hosea.
H. R.—House of Representatives.
H. R. E.—Holy Roman Emperor.
H. R. H.—His Royal Highness.
Hr. hrn.—Herr, Herrn—gentleman, gentlemen.
H. R. I. P.—_Hic requiescit in pace_, Here rests in peace.
H. S.—_Hic situs_, Here lies.
H. S. H.—His Serene Highness.
h. t.—_Hoc titulum_, this title; _hoc tituli_, in or under this title.
h. v.—_Hoc verbum_, this word; _hic verbis_, in these words.
hund.—Hundred.
I. II. III.—One, two, three, or first, second, third.
Ia.—Iowa.
Ib. or ibid.—_Ibidem_, in the same place.
Ich.—Ichthyology.
Ictus.—_Jurisconsultus._
Id.—_Idem_, the same.
Id. T.—Idaho Territory.
i.e.—_Id est_, that is.
I. H. S.—_Jesus hominum Salvator_, Jesus the Saviour of men.
ij.—Two, (_med._)
Ill.—Illinois.
In.—Inch; inches.
incog.—_Incognito_, unknown.
Incor.—Incorporated.
Ind.—Indiana; Index.
I. N. D.—_In nomine Dei_, in the name of God.
Ind. Ter.—Indian Territory.
Indef.—Indefinite.
In f.—_In fine_, at the end of the title, law, or paragraph quoted.
Inf.—_Infra_, beneath or below.
in lim.—_In limine_, at the outset.
in loc.—_In loco_, in the place; on the passage.
in pr.—_In principio_, in the beginning and before the first paragraph of a law.
I. N. R. I.—_Jesus Nazarenus, Rex Judæorum_, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
Inst.—Instant, of this month; Institutes.
In sum.—_In summa_, in the summary.
Int.—Interest.
Interj.—Interjection.
in trans.—_In transitu_, on the passage.
Intro.—Introduction.
I. O. O. F.—Independent Order of Odd-Fellows.
I. O. U.—I owe you.
I. q.—_Idem quod_, the same as.
Isa.—Isaiah.
Isl.—Island.
Ital.—Italic; Italian.
IV.—Four or fourth.
IX.—Nine or ninth.
J.—Justice or Judge. JJ.—Justices.
j.—One (_med._)
J. A.—Judge-Advocate.
Jac.—Jacob.
Jan.—January.
Jas.—James.
J. C. D.—_Juris Civilis Doctor_, Doctor of Civil Law.
J. D.—_Jurum Doctor_, Doctor of Laws.
Jer.—Jeremiah.
Jno.—John.
Jona.—Jonathan.
Jos.—Joseph.
Josh.—Joshua.
J. P.—Justice of the Peace.
J. Prob.—Judge of Probate.
J. R.—_Jacobus Rex_, King James.
Jr. or Jun.—Junior.
J. U. D. or J. V. D.—_Juris utriusque Doctor_, Doctor of both Laws (of the Canon and the Civil Law).
Jud.—Judith.
Judg.—Judges.
Judge-Adv.—Judge-Advocate.
Jul. Per.—Julian Period.
Jus. P.—Justice of the Peace.
Just.—Justinian.
J. W.—Junior Warden.
K.—King.
K. A.—Knight of St. Andrew, in Russia.
K. A. N.—Knight of Alexander Nevskoi, in Russia.
Kan.—Kansas.
K. B.—King’s Bench.
K. B.—Knight of the Bath.
K. B. A.—Knight of St. Bento d’Avis, in Portugal.
K. B. E.—Knight of the Black Eagle, in Russia.
K. C.—King’s Council.
K. C.—Knight of the Crescent, in Turkey.
K. C. B.—Knight Commander of the Bath.
K. C. H.—Knight Commander of Hanover.
K. C. S.—Knight of Charles III. of Spain.
K. E.—Knight of the Elephant, in Denmark.
K. F.—Knight of Ferdinand of Spain.
K. F. M.—Knight of St. Ferdinand and Merit, in Sicily.
Kg.—Kilogram, (metric system.)
K. G.—Knight of the Garter.
K. G. C.—Knight of the Grand Cross.
K. G. C. B.—Knight of the Grand Cross of the Bath.
K. G. F.—Knight of the Golden Fleece, in Spain.
K. G. H.—Knight of the Guelphs of Hanover.
K. G. V.—Knight of Gustavus Vasa of Sweden.
K. H.—Knight of Hanover.
Ki.—Kings.
Kingd.—Kingdom.
K. J.—Knight of St. Joachim.
Kl.—Kiloliter, (metric system.)
K. L. or K. L. A.—Knight of Leopold of Austria.
K. L. H.—Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Km.—Kilometer, (metric system.)
K. M.—Knight of Malta.
K. Mess.—King’s Messenger.
K. M. H.—Knight of Merit, in Holstein.
K. M. J.—Knight of Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria.
K. M. T.—Knight of Maria Theresa (of Austria.)
Knick.—Knickerbocker.
K. N. S.—Knight of the Royal North Star, (in Sweden.)
Knt. or Kt.—Knight.
K. P.—Knight of St. Patrick; Knight of Pythias.
Kr.—Kreuzer, (German coin.)
K. R. C.—Knight of the Red Cross.
K. R. E.—Knight of the Red Eagle, (in Prussia.)
Ks.—Kansas.
K. S. A.—Knight of St. Anne (of Russia.)
K. S. E.—Knight of St. Esprit, (in France.)
K. S. F.—Knight of St. Fernando (of Spain.)
K. S. F. M.—Knight of St. Ferdinand and Merit, (in Naples.)
K. S. G.—Knight of St. George (of Russia.)
K. S. H.—Knight of St. Hubert (of Bavaria.)
K. S. I.—Knight of the Star of India.
K. S. J.—Knight of St. Januarius (of Naples.)
K. S. L.—Knight of the Sun and Lion, (in Persia.)
K. S. M. & S. G.—Knight of St. Michael and St. George (of the Ionian Islands.)
K. S. P.—Knight of St. Stanislaus of Poland.
K. S. S.—Knight of the Southern Star (of the Brazils.)
K. S. S.—Knight of the Sword, in Sweden.
K. S. W.—Knight of St. Wladimir (of Russia.)
K. T.—Knight of the Thistle; Knight Templar.
Kt.—Knight.
K. T. S.—Knight of the Tower and Sword (in Portugal.)
K. W.—Knight of William (of the Netherlands.)
K. W. E.—Knight of the White Eagle, (in Poland.)
Ky.—Kentucky.
L.—Fifty or fiftieth; _Liber_, book.
l.—liter, (metric system.)
L., £ or l.—_Libra_, or _libræ_, pound or pounds sterling.
L. or £, s. d.—Pounds, shillings, pence.
La.—Louisiana.
Lam.—Lamentations.
Lat.—Latitude; Latin.
Lb. or ℔.—_Libra_ or _libræ_, pound or pounds in weight.
L. C.—Lord Chancellor; Lord Chamberlain.
L. C.—Lower Canada.
l. c.—Lower-case.
L. C. J.—Lord Chief-Justice.
L. D.—_Lepide dictum_, finely said; Lady-Day.
Ld.—Lord.
Ldp.—Lordship.
Leg.—Legate.
Legis.—Legislature.
Lev.—Leviticus.
Lex.—Lexicon.
L. I.—Long Island.
Lib.—_Liber_, book.
Lieut.—Lieutenant.
Lieut.-Col.—Lieutenant-Colonel.
Lieut.-Gen.—Lieutenant-General.
Lieut.-Gov.—Lieutenant-Governor.
Linn.—Linnæan.
Lit.—Literally; Literature.
Liv.—_Livre_, book.
LL. B.—_Legum Baccalaureus_, Bachelor of Laws.
LL. D.—_Legum Doctor_, Doctor of Laws.
l. l.—_Loco laudato_, in the place quoted.
loc. cit.—_Loco citato_, in the place cited.
Lon.—Longitude.
L. S.—_Locus sigilli_, place of the seal.
Lt.—Lieutenant.
LX.—Sixty or sixtieth.
LXX.—Seventy or seventieth.
LXX.—The Septuagint (Version of the Old Testament.)
LXXX.—Eighty or eightieth.
m.—Meter, (metric system.)
M.—_Mille_, a thousand; _Meridies_, noon.
M. or Mons.—Monsieur.
M. A.—Master of Arts.
Macc.—Maccabees.
Mad.—Madam.
Mad. Univ.—Madison University.
Mag.—Magazine.
Maj.—Major.
Maj.-Gen.—Major-General.
Mal.—Malachi.
Man.—Manasses.
Mar.—March; Maritime.
M. A. N. S.—Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences.
March.—Marchioness.
Marg.—Margin.
Marg. Tran.—Marginal Translation.
Marq.—Marquis.
Masc.—Masculine.
Mass.—Massachusetts.
Math.—Mathematics; Mathematician.
Matt.—Matthew.
Max.—Maxim.
M. B.—_Medicinæ Baccalaureus_, Bachelor of Medicine.
M. B.—_Musicæ Baccalaureus_, Bachelor of Music.
M. B. F. et H.—Great Britain, France, and Ireland.
M. C.—Member of Congress.
Mch.—March.
Md.—Maryland.
M. D.—_Medicinæ Doctor_, Doctor of Medicine.
M. E.—Methodist Episcopal; Military or Mechanical Engineer; Most excellent.
Me.—Maine.
Med.—Medicine.
Mem.—Memorandum.
Mem.—_Memento_, remember.
Merc.—Mercury.
Messrs. or MM.—Messieurs, Gentlemen.
Met.—Metaphysics.
Metal.—Metallurgy.
Meteor.—Meteorology.
Meth.—Methodist.
Mex.—Mexico or Mexican.
m. ft.—_Mistura fiat_, Let a mixture be made.
mg.—milligram, (metric system.)
Mg.—Myriagram, (metric system.)
M.-Goth.—Mœso-Gothic.
Mgr.—Monseigneur.
M. H. S.—Member of the Historical Society; Massachusetts Historical Society.
Mic.—Micah.
Mich.—Michigan.
Mil.—Military.
Min.—Mineralogy; Minute.
Minn.—Minnesota.
Min. Plen.—Minister Plenipotentiary.
Miss.—Mississippi.
ml.—milliliter, (metric system.)
Ml.—Myrialiter, (metric system.)
M. L. A.—Mercantile Library Association.
Mlle.—Mademoiselle.
mm.—millimeter, (metric system.)
Mm.—Myriameter, (metric system.)
MM.—Their Majesties; Messieurs, Gentlemen; Two thousand.
Mme.—Madame.
M. M. S.—Moravian Missionary Society.
M. M. S. S.—_Massachusettensis Medicinæ Societatis Socius_, Fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Mo.—Missouri; Month.
Mod.—Modern.
Mon.—Monday.
Mons.—Monsieur, Sir.
Mos.—Months.
M. P.—Member of Parliament; Member of Police.
M. P. P.—Member of Provincial Parliament.
M. R.—Master of the Rolls.
Mr.—Mister.
M. R. A. S.—Member of the Royal Asiatic Society; Member of the Royal Academy of Science.
M. R. C. C.—Member of the Royal College of Chemistry.
M. R. C. S.—Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
M. R. G. S.—Member of the Royal Geographical Society.
M. R. I.—Member of the Royal Institution.
M. R. I. A.—Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Mrs.—Mistress.
M. R. S. L.—Member of the Royal Society of Literature.
M. S.—_Memoriæ sacrum_, Sacred to the memory; Master of the Sciences.
MS.—_Manuscriptum_, manuscript.
MSS.—_Manuscripta_, manuscripts.
Mt.—Mount or mountain.
Mus. B.—Bachelor of Music.
Mus. D.—Doctor of Music.
M. W.—Most Worthy; Most Worshipful.
Myth.—Mythology.
N.—North; Number; Noun; Neuter.
n.—Note.
N. A.—North America.
Nah.—Nahum.
Nat. Hist.—Natural History.
Nath.—Nathanael or Nathaniel.
N. B.—New Brunswick; North Britain; _Nota bene_, mark well; take notice.
N. C.—North Carolina.
n. d.—No date.
N. E.—New England; Northeast.
Neb.—Nebraska.
Neh.—Nehemiah.
n. e. i.—_Non est inventus_, he is not found.
nem. con., or nem. diss.—_Nemine contradicente_, or _nemine dissentiente_, no one opposing; unanimously.
Neut.—Neuter (gender.)
Nev.—Nevada.
New M.—New Mexico.
New Test. or N. T.—New Testament.
N. F.—Newfoundland.
N. G.—New Granada; Noble Grand.
N. H.—New Hampshire; New Haven.
N. H. H. S.—New Hampshire Historical Society.
Ni. pri.—Nisi prius.
N. J.—New Jersey.
n. l.—_Non liquet_, it does not appear.
N. lat.—North latitude.
N. M.—New Mexico.
N. N. E.—North-northeast.
N. N. W.—North-northwest.
N. O.—New Orleans.
No.—_Numero_, number.
Nol pros.—_Nolle prosequi_, unwilling to proceed.
Nom. or nom.—Nominative.
Non con.—Not content; dissenting, (House of Lords.)
Non. cul.—_Non culpabilis_, not guilty.
Non obst.—_Non obstante_, notwithstanding.
Non pros.—_Non prosequitur_, he does not prosecute.
Non seq.—_Non sequitur_, it does not follow.
Nos.—Numbers.
Nov.—November.
N. P.—Notary Public.
N. S.—New Style, (after 1752;) Nova Scotia.
n. u.—Name or names unknown.
Num.—Numbers; Numeral.
N. V. M.—Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
N. W.—Northwest.
N. Y.—New York.
N. Y. H. S.—New York Historical Society.
O.—Ohio; _Octarius_, a pint.
Ob.—_Obiit_, he or she died.
Obad.—Obadiah.
Obs.—Obsolete; Observatory; Observation.
Obt. or obdt.—Obedient.
Oct.—October.
O. F.—Odd-Fellow or Odd-Fellows.
O. K.—All correct, (slang.)
Old Test. or O. T.—Old Testament.
Olym.—Olympiad.
Opt.—Optics.
Or.—Oregon.
Orig.—Originally.
Ornith.—Ornithology.
O. S.—Old Style, (before 1752.)
O. U. A.—Order of United Americans.
Oxf.—Oxford.
Oxon.—_Oxonia_, _Oxonii_, Oxford.
oz.—Ounce.
P.—_Particula_, a little part, as much as can be taken between the ends of two fingers; _pondere_, by weight.
P. or p.—Page; Part; Participle.
Pa. or Penna.—Pennsylvania.
Pal.—Palæontology.
Par.—Paragraph.
Par. pas.—Parallel passage.
Parl.—Parliament.
Pathol.—Pathology.
Payt.—Payment.
Pb.—_Plumbum_, lead.
P. C.—_Patres Conscripti_, Conscript Fathers; Senators.
P. C.—Privy Council; Privy Councillor.
Pd.—Paid.
P. E.—Protestant Episcopal.
P. E. I.—Prince Edward Island.
Pent.—Pentecost.
Per, or pr.—By the, or per lb.
Per an.—_Per annum_, by the year.
Per cent.—_Per centum_, by the hundred.
Peri.—Perigee.
Pet.—Peter.
P. G.—Past Grand.
Phar.—Pharmacy.
Ph. B.—_Philosophiæ Baccalaureus_, Bachelor of Philosophy.
Ph. D.—_Philosophiæ Doctor_, Doctor of Philosophy.
Ph. G.—_Pharmaciæ Graduatus_, Graduate in Pharmacy.
Phil.—Philip; Philippians; Philosophy; Philemon.
Phila. or Phil.—Philadelphia.
Philem.—Philemon.
Philom.—_Philomathes_, a lover of learning.
Philomath.—_Philomathematicus_, a lover of the mathematics.
Phil. Trans.—Philosophical Transactions.
Phren.—Phrenology.
P. H. S.—Pennsylvania Historical Society.
Pinx. or pxt.—_Pinxit_, he painted it.
P. J.—President Judge; Police Justice.
Pl. or Plur.—Plural.
Plff.—Plaintiff.
P. M.—_Post meridiem_, afternoon; Post-master; Passed Midshipman.
P. M. G.—Postmaster-General.
P. O.—Post-Office.
Pop.—Population.
Port.—Portugal or Portuguese.
P. P.—_Pater patria_, the father of his country; _Propositum publice_, public notification.
P. P. C.—_Pour prendre congé_, to take leave.
Pp. or pp.—Pages.
Pph.—Pamphlet.
P. R.—_Populus Romanus_, the Roman people.
P. R. A.—President of Royal Academy.
P. R. C.—_Post Romanum conditum_, from the building of Rome.
Pref.—Preface.
Prep.—Preposition.
Pres.—President.
Prin.—Principally.
Prob.—Problem.
Prof.—Professor.
Pron.—Pronoun; Pronunciation.
Prop.—Proposition.
Prot.—Protestant.
Pro tem.—_Pro tempore_, for the time being.
Prov.—Proverbs; Provost.
prox.—_Proximo_, next (month.)
P. R. S.—President of the Royal Society.
P. S.—_Post scriptum_, Postscript; Privy Seal.
Ps.—Psalm or Psalms.
Pt.—Part; Pint; Payment; Point; Port.
p. t.—Post-town.
P. T. O.—Please turn over.
Pub.—Publisher; Publication; Published; Public.
Pub. Doc.—Public Documents.
p. v.—Post-village.
pwt.—Pennyweight; pennyweights.
Q.—Queen; Question.
q.—quintal; _Quasi_, as it were; almost.
Q. B.—Queen’s Bench.
Q. C.—Queen’s College; Queen’s Counsel.
q. d.—_Quasi dicat_, as if he should say; _quasi dictum_, as if said; _quasi dixisset_, as if he had said.
q. e.—_Quod est_, which is.
q. e. d.—_Quod erat demonstrandum_, which was to be proved.
q. e. f.—_Quod erat faciendum_, which was to be done.
q. e. i.—_Quod erat inveniendum_, which was to be found out.
q. l.—_Quantum libet_, as much as you please.
Q. M.—Quartermaster.
qm.—_Quomodo_, how; by what means.
Q. M. G.—Quartermaster-General.
q. p. or q. pl.—_Quantum placet_, as much as you please.
Qr.—Quarter.
Q. S.—Quarter Sessions.
q. s.—_Quantum sufficit_, a sufficient quantity.
qt.—Quart.
qu. or qy. (?).—_Quære_, inquire; query.
Quar.—Quarterly.
Ques.—Question.
q. v.—_Quod vide_, which see; _Quantum vis_, as much as you will.
℞.—_Recipe_, take; Response, in church books.
R.—_Regina_, Queen; _Rex_, King; River; Rood; Rod.
R. A.—Royal Academy; Royal Academician; Royal Artillery.
R. A.—Royal Arch; Royal Association.
R. E.—Royal Engineers.
Rec.—Recipe; Recorder.
Recd.—Received.
Rec. Sec.—Recording Secretary.
Rect.—Rector; Receipt.
Ref.—Reference.
Ref. Ch.—Reformed Church.
Reg.—Register; Regular.
Reg. Prof.—Regius Professor.
Regr.—Registrar.
Regt.—Regiment.
Rel.—Religion.
Rep.—Representative; Republican; Report.
Rev.—Reverend; Revelation (Book of;) Review; Revenue; Revise.
Rhet.—Rhetoric.
R. I.—Rhode Island.
Richd.—Richard.
R. M.—Royal Marines; Royal Mail.
R. M. S.—Royal Mail Steamer.
R. N.—Royal Navy.
Ro.—_Recto_, right—hand page.
Robt.—Robert.
Rom.—Romans (Book of.)
Rom. Cath.—Roman Catholic.
R. P.—_Regius Professor_, the King’s Professor.
R. P. E.—Reformed Protestant Episcopal.
R. R.—Railroad.
R. S.—Recording Secretary.
Rs.—_Responsus_, to answer.
R. S. A.—Royal Society of Antiquaries; Royal Scottish Academy.
R. S. D.—Royal Society of Dublin.
R. S. E.—Royal Society of Edinburgh.
R. S. L.—Royal Society of London.