MICH. Michigan.
MIN. Mineralogy.
MINN. Minnesota.
MIS. Missouri.
MISC. Miscellaneous, Miscellany.
MIL., MILIT. Military.
MISS., MIS. Mississippi.
M.L.A. Member of Legislative Assembly.
M.L.C. Member of Legislative Council.
MLLE. Mademoiselle.
M.M. (Their) Majesties; Martyrs.
MME., _Madame_ (Fr.). Madam:--_pl._ MMES.
M.N.S. Member of the Numismatical Society.
MO. Missouri.
MO. Month.
MOD. Modern.
MOL. WT. Molecular weight.
MONS. Monsieur.
MONSIG. Monsignor.
MORN. Morning.
MOS. Months.
M.P. Member of Parliament.
M.P.S. Member of the Philological Society.
M.P.S. Member of the Pharmaceutical Society.
M.R. Master of the Rolls.
MR. Master or Mister.
M.R.A.S. Member of the Royal Asiatic Society.
M.R.A.S. Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
M.R.C.C. Member of the Royal College of Chemistry.
M.R.C.P. Member of the Royal College of Preceptors.
M.R.C.S. Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
M.R.C.V.S. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary 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.
MS. Manuscript;--MSS., Manuscripts.
M.S. Master in Surgery; _Memoriæ Sacrum_=Sacred to the Memory.
M.S. Months (after) sight.
M.S.C. Madras Staff Corps.
M.S.L. Mean sea-level.
M.S.S. Member of the Statistical Society.
MT. Mount;--MTS., Mountains.
MTH. Month.
MUS. Music; Museum.
MUS.B. Bachelor of Music.
MUS.D., DOC., DOCT. Doctor of Music.
M.V.O. Member of the Royal Victorian Order.
MYST. Mysteries.
MYTH. Mythology.
N. North, Northern; Nitrogen.
N. Name; _Natus_=Born; Neuter; Noon.
N.A. North America.
NA. Nebraska.
NAH. Nahum.
NAP. Napoleon.
NAT. National.
NAT. HIST. Natural History.
NAT. ORD. Natural order.
NAUT. Nautical.
NAV. Naval; Navigation.
N.B. North Britain, North British; New Brunswick.
N.B., _nota bene_=Note well, or take notice.
N.C. North Carolina; New Church.
N.D. No date, Not dated.
N.DAK. North Dakota.
N.E. North-east; New England.
NEB., NEBR. Nebraska.
NEG. Negative.
NEH. Nehemiah.
N.E.I., _non est inventus_=Is not found.
NEM. CON., _nemime contradicente_=No one contradicting.
NEM. DISS., _nemine dissentiente_=No one dissenting.
NEP. Neptune.
NETH. Netherlands.
NEUT. Neuter.
NEV. Nevada.
NEW M. New Mexico.
N.F. Newfoundland; Norman French.
N.H. New Hampshire.
NI. PRI., _nisi prius_. See _Nisi_ in Dict.
N.J. New Jersey.
N.L., _non licet_=It is not permitted; _non liquet_=It is not clear; _non
longe_=Not far.
N.M. New Mexico.
N.N.E. North-north-east.
N.N.W. North-north-west.
N.O. New Orleans; Natural Order.
NO., _numero_=Number;--NOS., Numbers.
NON-CON. Non-content.
NON OBST., _non obstante_=Notwithstanding.
NON PROS., _non prosequitur_=He does not prosecute.
NON SEQ., _non sequitur_=It does not follow.
N.O.P. Not otherwise provided.
NORTHMB. Northumberland.
NORVIC., _Norvicensis_=Of Norwich.
NOS. Numbers.
NOTTS. Nottinghamshire.
NOV. November.
N.P. Notary Public; New Providence.
N.S. New Style.
N.S. Nova Scotia.
N.S. Not specified.
N.S.W. New South Wales.
N.T. New Testament.
N.U. Name unknown.
NUM., NUMB. Numbers.
NUMIS., NUMISM. Numismatics.
N.V. New Version.
N.V.M. Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
N.W. North-west.
N.W.P. North-west Provinces (India).
N.W.T. North-west Territories.
N.Y. New York.
N.Z. New Zealand.
N. & Q. Notes and Queries.
O. Ohio; Oxygen.
O/A. On account of.
OB., _obiit_=Died.
OB., OBAD. Obadiah.
OBDT. Obedient.
OBJ. Object, Objective.
OBL. Oblique; Oblong.
OBS. Observation; Obsolete.
OBSTET. Obstetrics.
OC. Ocean.
O.C.R. Order of Corporate Reunion.
OCT. October.
O.D. Ordnance Data.
O.E. Old English.
O.F. Odd Fellow; Old French.
OFF. Official.
O.H.G. Old High German.
O.H.M.S. On His (or Her) Majesty's Service.
O.K. All correct (prob. a humorous spelling of this).
OLD TEST. Old Testament.
O.M. Old Measurement.
OMN. HOR., _omni hora_=Every year.
ONOMAT. Onomatopoeia.
O/O. Percent.
O.P. Old Price; _Ordinis Prædicatorum_=Of the Order of Preachers (or
Dominicans).
O.P. Out of Print.
OP. Opera.
OP. Opposite; _Opus_=Work.
OP. CIT., _opere citato_=In the work cited.
ORD. Ordained; Order; Ordinary; Ordnance.
OR. Oregon.
O.S. Old Style.
O.S.A., _Ordinis Sancti Augustini_=Of the Order of St Augustine.
O.S.B., _Ordinis Sancti Benedicti_=Of the Order of St Benedict.
O.S.F., _Ordinis Sancti Francisci_=Of the Order of St Francis.
O.T. Old Testament.
OXF. Oxford.
OXON., _Oxonia_=Oxford;--_Oxoniensis_=Of Oxford.
OZ. Ounce.
P. Page; Participle;--P.A., Participial adjective.
PA., also PENN. Pennsylvania.
PAC. OC. Pacific Ocean.
PAINT. Painting.
PAL. Palestine; Palæontology.
PAM. Pamphlet.
PAN. Panama.
PAR. Paragraph; Parallel; Parish.
PAT., PK. Patrick.
PAT. OFF. Patent Office.
P.C., _Patres Conscripti_=Conscript Fathers; Privy Councillor; Police
Constable; Post Commander.
P.C. Postal-card.
P.C.S. Principal Clerk of Session.
PD. Paid.
P.E. Protestant Episcopal.
P.E.I. Prince Edward Island.
PEN. Peninsula.
PENN. Pennsylvania.
PENT. Pentecost.
PER. Period; Person.
PER AN., _per annum_=Per year, By the year.
PER CENT., PER CT., _per centum_=By the hundred.
PERS. Person.
PETRIBURG., _Petriburgensis_=Of Peterborough.
PG. Portugal.
PHAR., PHARM. Pharmaceutical; Pharmacopoeia; Pharmacy.
PH.B., _Philosophiæ Baccalaureus_=Bachelor of Philosophy.
PH.D., _Philosophiæ Doctor_=Doctor of Philosophy.
PHIL. Philippians; Philemon; Philadelphia; Philip.
PHIL. TRANS. Philosophical Transactions.
PHON., PHONET. Phonetics.
PHONOG. Phonography.
PHOT. Photography.
PHR. Phrase.
PHYS. Physiology; Physics; Physician.
PINX., PXT., _pinxit_=He (or she) painted it.
P.M. Past Master; _Post meridiem_=Afternoon; Post-master; _Post mortem_.
PM. Premium.
P.M.G. Postmaster-general.
P.N. Promissory note.
P.O. Post-office; Postal Order.
PO. Pole.
P.O.C. Peninsular and Oriental Company.
P.O.D. Pay on delivery.
P.O.O. Post-office Order.
POP. Population.
POS., POSIT. Positive.
P.P. Parish Priest.
PP. Pages.
P.P.C., _pour prendre congé_ (Fr.)=To take leave.
P.P.S. Postscript additional.
P.R. Prize-ring; Porto Rico.
P.R., _Populus Romanus_=The Roman people.
PR. Pair; Per; Present; Price; Pronoun; Prince; Priest; Provençal.
P.R.A. President of the Royal Academy.
P.R.B. Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
PREB. Prebend, Prebendary.
PREF. Preface.
PRES., PRESES. President.
P.R.I.B.A. President of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
P.R.N., _pro re nata_=For special business arising.
PRO. Professional.
PROF. Professor.
PROT. Protestant.
PRO TEM., _pro tempore_=For the time being.
PROV. Proverbs.
PROX., _proximo_=Next.
P.R.S. President of the Royal Society.
P.R.S.A. President of the Royal Scottish Academy.
P.R.S.E. President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
P.S., _post scriptum_=Postscript, written after.
PS., PSA. Psalms.
PSEUD. Pseudonym.
P.T. Pupil Teacher.
P.T. Post-town.
P.T.O. Please turn over.
PUB. DOC. Public Document.
P.W.D. Public Works Department.
PWT. Pennyweight.
P. & O. Peninsular and Oriental Company.
Q., _quadrans_=Farthing; Query; Quintal.
Q., QU. Query; Question.
Q.A.B. Queen Anne's Bounty.
Q.B. Queen's Bench.
Q.C. Queen's Counsel; Queen's College.
Q.D., _quasi dicat_=As if he should say.
Q.E., _quod est_=Which is.
Q.E.D., _quod erat demonstrandum_=Which was to be demonstrated.
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_=In what manner; How.
Q.M.G. Quartermaster-general.
QR. Quarter.
Q.S. Quarter-Sessions.
Q.S., Quantum suff., _quantum sufficit_=A sufficient quantity.
QT. Quantity; Quart;--QTS., Quarts.
QU. Queen; Question,
QU., QUAR. Quart, Quarter, Quarterly,
Q.V., _quod vide_=Which see; _quantum vis_=As much as you will.
R., _rex, regina_=King, Queen.
R., _recipe_=Take.
R., REAU. Réaumur's thermometric scale.
R.A. Royal Academy or Academician; Royal Artillery.
RABB. Rabbinical.
R.A.C. Royal Arch Chapter.
RAD. Radical.
RAD., _radix_=Root.
R.A.M. Royal Academy of Music.
R.A.S. Royal Asiatic Society.
R.C. Right centre.
R.C. Roman Catholic; Red Cross.
R.C.M. Royal College of Music.
R.C.P. Royal College of Preceptors.
R.C.S. Royal College of Surgeons.
R.D. Rural Dean; Royal Dragoons.
R.E. Royal Engineers.
REC. Recipe.
RECD. Received.
RECPT. Receipt.
RECT. Rector; Rectory.
REF. CH. Reformed Church.
REG. PROF. Regius Professor.
REGT. Regiment.
REP. Representative; Republic; Report, Reporter.
REPT. Receipt.
RETD. Returned.
REV. Revise, Revision; Revelation.
REV., REVD. Reverend;--REVS., Reverends.
REV. VER. Revised Version.
R.G.G. Royal Grenadier Guards.
R.G.S. Royal Geographical Society.
R.H. Right hand.
R.H. Royal Highness; Royal Highlanders.
R.H.A. Royal Horse Artillery; Royal Hibernian Academy.
RHET. Rhetoric.
R.H.G. Royal Horse Guards.
R.H.S. Royal Humane Society; Royal Horticultural Society; Royal Historical
Society.
R.I. Rhode Island.
R.I.B.A. Royal Institute of British Architects.
R.I.P., _requiescat in pace_=May he (or she) rest in peace.
R.M. Royal Mail; Royal Marines.
R.M.A. Royal Military Asylum; Royal Marine Artillery.
R.M.L.I. Royal Marine Light Infantry.
R.M.S. Royal Mail Steamer; Royal Microscopical Society.
R.N. Royal Navy.
R.N.R. Royal Naval Reserve.
ROB., ROBT. Robert.
ROFFEN. Of Rochester.
ROM. Romans.
ROM. CATH. Roman Catholic.
R.P. Reformed Presbyterian; Regius Professor.
R.R. Right Reverend.
R.R.C. Royal Red Cross (for ladies).
R.S. Royal Society.
R.S.A. Royal Society of Antiquaries; Royal Scottish Academy or Academician.
R.S.D. Royal Society of Dublin.
R.S.E. Royal Society of Edinburgh.
R.S.L. Royal Society of London.
R.S.M. Royal School of Mines.
R.S.O. Railway Sub-office; Railway Sorting Office.
R.S.S., also S.R.S., _Regiæ Societatis Socius_=Fellow of the Royal Society.
R.S.V.P., _Répondez, s'il vous plait_ (Fr.)=Reply, if you please.
RT. HON. Right Honourable.
RT. REV. Right Reverend.
R.T.S. Religious Tract Society.
RT. W., RT. WPFUL. Right Worshipful.
R.V. Rifle Volunteers; Revised Version.
R.W.D.G.M. Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master.
R.W.G.M. Right Worshipful Grand Master.
R.W.G.R. Right Worthy Grand Representative.
R.W.G.S. Right Worthy Grand Secretary.
R.W.G.T. Right Worthy Grand Templar; Right Worthy Grand Treasurer.
R.W.G.W. Right Worshipful Grand Warden.
R.W.S. Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours.
R.W.S.G.W. Right Worshipful Senior Grand Warden.
RX. Tens of rupees.
RY. Railway.
S. South; Sabbath; Saint; Seconds; Society; Sun.
S.A. South Africa; South America; South Australia.
SA. Saturday.
S.A., _secundum artem_=According to art; _sine anno_=Without date.
S.A.I., _Son Altesse Imperiale_ (Fr.). His Royal Highness.
SAM. Samuel.
SARUM. Of Salisbury.
S.A.S., _Societatis Antiquariorum Socius_=Fellow of the Society of
Antiquaries.
SAT. Saturday.
S.C. South Carolina; _Senatus Consuetum_=A decree of the Roman Senate.
S.C., S. CAPS., SM. CAPS. Small capitals.
SC., SCIL., _scilicet_=To wit, Namely, Being understood.
SC., SCULP., SCULPT., _sculpsit_=He (or she) engraved it.
SC.B., _Scientiæ Baccalaureus_= Bachelor of Science.
SC.D., _Scientiæ Doctor_=Doctor of Science.
SCH., SCHR. Schooner.
SCI. FA., _scire facias_=That you cause to know.
S.C.L. Student of the Civil Law.
SCOT. Scotland, Scotch.
SCRIPT. Scripture.
S.D. South Dakota; Senior Deacon.
S.D., _salutem dicit_=Sends greeting.
S.D., _sine die_=Without day.
S.D.U.K. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
S.E. South-east.
SEC. Second; Section.
SEC., SECY. Secretary.
SEC. LEG., _secundum legem_= According to law.
SEC. REG., _secundum regulam_= According to rule.
SECT. Section.
SEM. Seminary; Semitic.
SEN. Senator; Senior.
SEP., Sept. September; Septuagint.
SEQ., _sequentes_ or _sequentia_=The following.
SER. Series; Sermon.
SERG., SERGT. Sergeant;--SERJ., SERJT., Serjeant.
SESS. Session.
SFZ. Sforzando.
S.G. Solicitor-general.
S.G. Specific gravity.
S.H. School-house.
SH. Shilling.
S.H.V., _sub hoc verbo_ or _sub hac voce_=Under this word.
S.J. Society of Jesus.
S.L. Solicitor at Law.
S.L., S. LAT. South latitude.
SLD. Sailed.
S.L.P., _sine legitima prole_=Without lawful issue.
S.M. Short Metre.
S.M., _Sa Majesté_. His (or Her) Majesty.
SMITH. INST. Smithsonian Institution.
S.M. LOND. SOC., _Societatis Medicæ Londiniensis Socius_=Member of the
London Medical Society.
S.M.M., _Sancta Mater Maria_=Holy Mother Mary.
S.M.P., _sine mascula prole_=Without male issue.
S.N., _secundum naturam_=According to nature.
S.O. Sub-office.
S.O. Seller's option.
SOC. Society.
SOL. Solution.
SOL., SOLR. Solicitor.
SOL.-GEN. Solicitor-general.
SOP. Soprano.
SP. Spelling.
S.P., _sine prole_=Without issue.
S.P.C.A. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
S.P.C.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
S.P.C.K. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
S.P.G. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
SPORT. Sporting.
S.P.Q.R., _Senatus Populusque Romanus_=The Senate and People of Rome.
S.P.S., _sine prole superstite_=Without surviving issue.
SPT. Seaport.
SQ. Square.
SQ., _sequens_=The following.
SR. Senior; Sir.
S.R.I., _Sacrum Romanum Imperium_=Holy Roman Empire.
S.R.S., _Societatis Regiæ Socius_=Fellow of the Royal Society.
S.S. Sabbath School.
SS. Saints.
S.S. Steamship; Screw steamer.
S.S.C. Solicitor before the Supreme Court (Scotland); _Societas Sancti
Crucis_=Society of the Holy Cross.
SS.D., _Sanctissimus Dominus_=Most holy Lord (the Pope).
S.S.E. South-south-east.
S.S.W. South-south-west.
ST. Saint; Strait; Street.
STDY. Saturday.
STE., _Sainte_ (Fr.). Fem. of _Saint_.
STER., STEREO. Stereotype.
STER., STG. Sterling.
S.T.P., _Sanctæ Theologiæ Professor_=Professor of Theology.
STR. Steamer.
SU. Sunday.
SUB. Subject; Suburb.
SUBJ. Subject; Subjunctive.
SUBST. Substitute.
SUF., SUFF. Suffix.
SUP. Superfine; Superior; Superlative; Supreme.
SUP. CT. Superior Court; Supreme Court.
SUPP. Supplement.
SUPR. Supreme.
SUPT. Superintendent.
SURG. Surgeon, Surgery.
SURV.-GEN. Surveyor-general.
S.V., _Sancta Virgo_=Holy Virgin; _Sanctitas Vestra_=Your Holiness.
S.V., _sub voce_=Under the word or title.
S.W. South-west; Senior Warden.
SYM. Symbol.
SYN. Synonym.
SYNOP. Synopsis.
SYST. System.
TAL. QUAL., _talis qualis_=Just as they come, Average quantity.
TAM. Tamil.
TAN. Tangent.
TC. Tierce.
T.C.D. Trinity College, Dublin.
TE. Tellurium.
TECH. Technically; Technology.
TEL., TELEG. Telegram, Telegraph.
TEMP. Temporal; _tempore_=In the time of.
TEN. Tenor.
TEN., TENN. Tennessee.
TER., TERR. Territory.
TERM. Termination.
TEST. Testament.
TEUT. Teutonic.
TEX. Texas.
TEXT. REC., _Textus receptus_=The Received Text.
T.F. Till forbidden.
THEAT. Theatrical.
THEOL. Theology, theologian.
THEOR. Theorem.
THEOS. Theosophy.
THERAP. Therapeutics.
THESS. Thessalonians.
THO., THOS. Thomas.
T.H.W.M. Trinity High-water Mark.
TIM. Timothy.
TIT. Titus.
T.O. Turn Over; Telegraph-office.
TOM. Tome or Volume.
TP. Township.
TR. Transactions; Translator; Trustee.
TRANS. Transitive.
TRANSF. Transferred.
TREAS. Treasurer.
T.R.H. Their Royal Highnesses.
TRIG. Trigonometry.
TRIN. Trinity.
TROP. Tropic.
TRURON., _Truronensis_=Of Truro.
T.S.O. Town Sub-office.
T.T.L. To take leave.
TU., TUES. Tuesday.
TYP., TYPO. Typographer, Typography.
U.C. Upper Canada.
U.F.C. United Free Church [of Scotland].
U.K. United Kingdom.
U.K.A. United Kingdom Alliance.
ULT., _ultimo_=Last.
UNIT. Unitarian.
UNIV. University; Universalist.
U.P. United Presbyterian.
UP. Upper.
U.S. United States; United Service.
U.S., _ut supra_=As above.
U.S.A. United States of America; United States Army.
U.S.C. United States of Colombia.
U.S.N. United States Navy.
U.S.S. United States Ship or Steamer.
USU. Usually.
U.S.W., _und so weiter_ (Ger.)= And so forth.
UT DICT., _ut dictum_=As said.
UT SUP., _ut supra_=As above.
UX., _uxor_=Wife.
V., _versus_=Against; _vide_=See; Verb; Verse; Volume; Viscount.
V.A. Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (for ladies).
V.A. Vicar Apostolic.
VA. Virginia.
VAL. Value.
VAR. Variant.
VAR. LECT., _varia lectio_= Varying reading.
VAT. Vatican.
VB. Verb.
V.C. Vice-chancellor; Vice-consul; Victoria Cross.
V.D. Volunteer [Officers'] Decoration.
V.D. Various dates.
V.D.M., _Verbi Dei Minister_=Preacher of God's Word.
VEN. Venerable.
VENET. Venetian.
VERT. Vertebrata.
VES. Vessel.
VET., VETER. Veterinary;--VET. SURG., Veterinary Surgeon.
V.G. Vicar-general.
V.G., _verbi gratiâ_=For example.