Latin Abbreviations

Latin Abbreviations

·         A.B. (Artium Baccalaureus)  Bachelor of Arts

·         A.C. (ante Christum)   before Christ

·         A.D. (anno domini)  in the year of the Lord

·         ad inf., ad infin. (ad infinitum)  to infinity

·         ad int. (ad interim)  in the meantime

·         ad fin. (ad finem)  near the end [of the page]

·         ad loc. (ad locum)  to the place

·         ad val. (ad valorem)  according to the value

·         ae., aet., aetat. (aetatis)  of age, aged

·         Ag (argentum)  silver

·         A.M. (anno mundi)  in the year of the world

·         A.M. (ante meridiem)  before midday

·         A.M. (ante mortem)  before death

·         A.M. (Artium Magister)  Master of Arts

·         A.R. (anno regni)  in the year of the reign

·         a.u.c. (ab urbe condita, anno urbis conditae)  from the founding of the city

·         B.A. (Baccalaureus Artium)  Bachelor of Arts

·         B.D. (Baccalaureus Divinitatis)  Bachelor of Divinity

·         B.L. (Baccalaureus Legum)  Bachelor of Law

·         B.Lit. (Baccalaureus Lit[t]erarum)  Bachelor of Literature (or Letters)

·         B.M. (Baccalaureus Medicinae)  Bachelor of Medicine

·         B.Mus. (Baccalaureus Musicae)  Bachelor of Music

·         B.Phil. (Baccalaureus Philosophiae)  Bachelor of Philosophy

·         B.S., B.Sc. (Baccalaureus Scientiae)  Bachelor of Science

·         c. (cum)  with

·         ca., cir., circ. (circa)  about

·         cf. (confer)  compare

·         D.D. (Divinitatis Doctor)  Doctor of Divinity

·         D.G. (Dei Gratia)  By the grace of God

·         D.Lit. (Doctor Litterarum)  Doctor of Literature

·         D.M. (Doctor Medicinae)  Doctor of Medicine

·         d.s.p. (decessit sine prole)  Died without issue

·         D.V. (Deo volente)  God willing

·         e.g. (exempli gratia)  for [the sake of an] example

·         et al. (et alii, et alia)  and others

·         etc. (et cetera)  and the rest, and so forth

·         et seq. (et sequens, et sequentes, et sequentia)  and the following

·         ff. (foliis)  on the [following] pages

·         hab. corp. (habeas corpus)  you may have the body

·         H.J.S. (hic iacet sepultus)  here lies buried

·         H.R.I.P. (hic requiescit in pace)  here rests in peace

·         ib., ibid. (ibidem)  in the same place

·         id. (idem)  the same

·         i.e. (id est)  that is

·         in loc. (in loco)  in the place

·         J.C.D. (Iuris Civilis Doctor)  Doctor of Civil Law

·         J.D. (Iuris Doctor)  Doctor of Law

·         J.U.D. (Iuris Ultriusque Doctor)  Doctor of both Civil and Canon Law

·         lb. (libra)  pound

·         l.c., loc. cit. (loco citato)  in the place cited

·         LL. D. (Legum Doctor)  Doctor of Laws

·         loq. (loquitur)  he (she, it) speaks

·         m.(meridies)  midday

·         M.A. (Magister Artium)  Master of Arts

·         M.D. (Medicinae Doctor)  Doctor of Medicine

·         M.O. (modus operandi)  method of operating

·         N.B. (Nota bene)  Note well

·         no. (numero)  by number

·         non obst. (non obstante)  notwithstanding

·         non seq. (non sequitur)  it does not follow

·         N.P. (nisi prisus)  no protest

·         n.r. (non repetatur)  do not repeat

·         ob. (obiit)  he died

·         op. cit. (opere citato)  in the work cited

·         p.d. (per diem)  by the day

·         per an. (per annum)  by the year

·         per cent. (per centum)  per hundred

·         Ph. D. (Philosophiae Doctor)  Doctor of Philosophy

·         P.M. (post meridiem)  after midday

·         p.r.n. (pro re nata)  as the need arises

·         pro tem. (pro tempore)  for the time, temporarily

·         prox. (proximo mense)  next month

·         P.S. (post scriptum)  written after

·         Q. (quasi)  as it were, almost

·         q.d. (quaque die)  every day

·         R. (regina, rex)  Queen, King

·         R.I.P. (Requiescat in pace)  May he rest in peace

·         Rx. (recipe)  take

·         S.C. (Senatus Consultum)  decree of the Senate

·         S.C.U. (Senatus Consultum Ultimum)  final decree of the Senate (martial law)

·         s.d. (sine die)  without [appointing] a day

·         seq., seqq. (sequentia)  following

·         s.i.d. (semel in die)  once a day

·         s.p. (sine prole)  without issue

·         S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)  The Senate and the Roman People

·         stat. (statim)  immediately

·         s.v. (sub vero)  under the word

·         tal. (talis)  of such

·         U.D. (ut dictum)  as directed

·         ult. (ultimo mense)  last month

·         vox pop. (vox populi)  voice of the people

·         vs. (versus)  against

·         v.s. (vide super)  see above