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.
R. S. S.—_Regiæ Societatis Socius_, Fellow of the Royal Society.
R. S. V. P.—_Répondez, s’il vous plaît_, answer, if you please.
Rt. Hon.—Right Honourable.
Rt. Rev.—Right Reverend.
Rt. Wpful.—Right Worshipful.
R. W.—Right Worthy.
S.—South; Saint; Scribe; Sulphur; Sunday; Sun; Series;
_Solidus_, a shilling; Stere, (metric system.)
S. A.—South America; South Africa; South Australia.
s. a.—_Secundum artem_, according to art.
Sam.—Samuel.
S. A. S.—_Societatis Antiquariorum Socius_, Fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries.
Sat.—Saturday.
Sax.—Saxon.
Sax. Chron.—Saxon Chronicle.
S. C.—_Senatûs Consultum_, a decree of the Senate; South
Carolina.
Sc.—_Sculpsit_, he engraved it.
sc. or scil.—_Scilicet_, namely.
Scan. Mag.—_Scandalum magnatum_, scandal of the great.
Schol.—_Scholium_, a note.
Schr.—Schooner.
Sci. fa.—_Scire facias_, to show cause.
Sclav.—Sclavonic.
Sculp. or sculp.—_Sculpsit_, he engraved it.
S. D.—_Salutem dicit_, sends health.
S. E.—Southeast.
Sec.—Secretary; Second.
Sec. Leg.—Secretary of Legation.
Sec. leg.—_Secundum legem_, according to law.
Sec. reg.—_Secundum regulam_, according to rule.
Sect.—Section.
Sem.—_Semble_, it seems.
Sen.—Senate; Senator; Senior.
Sept.—September; Septuagint.
Seq.—_Sequentia_, following; _sequitur_, it follows.
Ser.—Series.
Serg.—Sergeant.
Serg. Maj.—Sergeant-Major.
Servt.—Servant.
S. G.—South Georgia; Solicitor General.
Shak.—Shakspeare.
S. H. S.—_Societatis Historiæ Socius_, Fellow of the Historical
Society.
Sing.—Singular.
S. Isl.—Sandwich Islands.
S. J.—Society of Jesus.
S. J. C.—Supreme Judicial Court.
Skr.—Sanskrit.
S. L.—Solicitor at Law.
S. lat.—South latitude.
S. M.—State Militia; Short Metre; Sergeant-Major; Sons of Malta.
sm. c.—Small capitals.
S. M. Lond. Soc. Cor.—_Societatis Medicæ Londonensis Socius
Cor._, Corresponding Member of the London Medical Society.
s. n.—_Secundum naturam_, according to nature.
Soc. Isl.—Society Islands.
Sol.—Solomon; Solution.
Sol.-Gen.—Solicitor-General.
S. of Sol.—Song of Solomon.
S. P.—_Sine prole_, without issue; _salutem precatur_, he prays
for his prosperity.
S. P. A. S.—_Societatis Philosophicæ Americanæ Socius_, Member
of the American Philosophical Society.
S. P. C. A.—Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
S. P. D.—_Salutem plurimam dicit_, he wishes much health, or
sends his best respects.
S. P. G.—Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
Sp. gr.—Specific gravity.
S. P. Q. R.—_Senatus Populusque Romani_, the Senate and people
of Rome.
S. P. R. S.—Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret.
Sq. ft.—Square foot or square feet.
Sq. in.—Square inch or inches.
Sq. m.—Square mile or miles.
Sq. r.—Square rood or roods.
Sq. yd.—Square yard.
Sr.—Sir; Senior.
S. R. I.—_Sacrum Romanum Imperium_, Holy Roman Empire.
S. R. S.—_Societatis Regiæ Socius_, Fellow of the Royal Society.
S. S.—Sunday-school.
SS.—Saints.
SS. or ss.—_Scilicet_, to wit.
ss.—_Semis_, half.
S. S. C.—Solicitor of the Supreme Court.
S. S. E.—South-southeast.
S. S. W.—South-southwest.
St.—Saint; Street; Strait.
Stat.—Statute.
S. T. D.—_Sacra Theologiæ Doctor_, Doctor of Divinity.
Ster. or Stg.—Sterling.
S. T. P.—_Sacræ Theologiæ Professor_, Professor of Divinity.
Subj.—Subjunctive.
Subst.—Substantive.
Suff—Suffix.
Su.-Goth.—Suio-Gothic.
Su., Sun. or Sund.—Sunday.
Sup.—Supplement; Superfine.
Supt.—Superintendent.
Surg.—Surgeon; Surgery.
Surg.-Gen.—Surgeon-General.
Surv.—Surveyor.
Surv.-Gen.—Surveyor-General.
Sus.—Susannah.
s. v.—_Sub verbo_, under the word or title.
S. W.—Senior Warden; Southwest.
Syn.—Synonym; Synonymous.
T.—Territory.
t.—tonneau, (metric system.)
T.—_Tutti_, all together.
T. or tom.—Tome, volume.