ABBREVIATIONS IN COMMON K

O. C, Knight of the Grand s. d. (libra, solidi, denarii), Cro . pounds, shillings, pence. K. G C B., Knight of the Lt., Lieut., Lieutenant. Grand Cro of the Bath. long ton. Ki., Kin., Kings. Ltd., Limited. kilo., kilometer, lV., livres. kilo., kilog., kilogram, M. kl kiloliter. km-, kilometer. M-, Marquis; Monday; Mon- K. M., Knight of Malta. sieur (Meridies), Meridian Knt, Kt., Knight. Noon (Mille), you sand. kr., kreutzer. m., masculine married moon; Ks Kansas. month months minute Kt., Knight. minutes minim morning K. T., Knight Templar Knight mile, miles meter (mille), of the Thistle. you sand mill, mills. Ky., Kentucky. M. A., Master of Arts Military Academy. Mac, Mace, Maccabees. L-, Lady; Latin; Lord; Low; Maced-, Macedonia. Law lithium. Mach., Machinery. lake latitude league line; Mad., Madm-, Madam. liter long (libra), a pound. magazine. La. Louisiana lanthanum. Major. Lam., Lamentations. Gen., Major General. Lat., Latin. Malachi. lat, latitude. man., manege; manual. ID. (libra), a pound (in weight). manuf., manufacturing. L. C, Lord Chancellor; Lord Mai-, March Maritime. Chamberlain. March.., Marchione . c., lower case (loco citato), Marq., Marquis. in the place cited. mas., masc, masculine. L. C- J., Lord Chief Justice. Ma ., Ma achusetts. c. m., least common multiple. math., mathematics. Ld., Lord, Matt., Matthew. lea., league. M. B. (Medicinae Baccalau- Leg., Legis., Legislature. reus), Bachelor of Medicine Lev., Levitic us, (Musicae Bac cal aureus), lex., lexicon. Bachelor of Music. h., left hand. M. C, Member of Congre . L- H. D. (Literarum Humano- Mch March. rum Doctor), Doctor of Hu- Md., Maryland. manities. M. D. (Medicinae Doctor), Doc- L. I., Long Island; Light Intor of Medicine. fantry. m. d., months after date. Li., L., lithium, Mdlle Mile., Mademoiselle. lib. (liber), book library Mdm., Mac' am. (libra), pound. mdse., merchandise. Lieut., Lt, Lieutenant. Me., Maine. lin. lineal linear. M. E-, Methodist Episcopal Linn.. Linnaeus Linnaean. Military, Mining, or Mechanliq., liquor, ical, Engineer. lit., liter; literally. mech-, mechanical mechanics. Lit. D., Lltt. D-, Doctor of med., medical; medicine; me- Literature. dieval. Iiith.., Lithuanian. mem-, memorandum. liv., livre. M. E. S-, Methodist Episcopal LL. B. (Legum Bac cal aureus), South. Bachelor of Laws. Me rs., MM. (Me ieurs), LL. D (Legum Doctor), Doctor Gentlemen Sirs. of Laws. met., metaph-, metaphysics L. M-, Long Meter, metaphysical. loc clt. (loco citato), in the Met., Metrop., Metropolitan. place cited. metal., metall-, metallurgy. log., logarithm. meteor., meteorological me- Ion., long-, longitude, teorology. lop,, (loquitur), he speaks. Meth., Methodist. L- P. M-, Long Particular Mex., Mexican Mexico. Meter. ml. (mezzo forte), moderately L- S-. Linnaean Society (Locus loud. Sigilli), Place of the Seal. mfd., manufactured. USE. 707 mfg. manufacturing. mfrs., manufacturers. mfs., manufactures. m. (mistura fiat), let a mixture be made. Mg-, magnesium. mg., miligram. Mgr., Monseigueur Mon signore. Ml., Mi i ippi, mi-, mile. Mic, Mi cah. Mich., Michigan. Mid., Midshipman. mil., military. min.. minute minutes. min.. mineral., mineralogy. Minn., Minnesota. Min. Plen., Minister Plenipotentiary. misc., miscellaneous miscellany. MiSS-, Mi i ippi. ml., milliliter. Mile. Mdlle., Mademoiselle. MM., Their Majesties; (Me ieurs), Gentlemen. mm., millimeter. Mme., Madame. Md.. manganese. M. N. A. S- Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Mo., Mi ouri; Monday; molybdenum. mo. (moderalo), moderately month. mod., modern. mol. wt., molecular weight. Mon., Mond., Monday. mon. monetary. Mons., Monsieur (Sir). Mont. Montana. mos., months. M. P- Member of Parliament Member of Police Municipal Police. Mr., Master; Mister. M. R., Master of the Rolls. M. R. A. S., Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences Member of the Royal Asiatic Society. M. R. 0. S., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. M. R. I., Member of the Royal Institution. Mrs., Mistre Mi is. MS-, ms., manuscript. M S- Master of Sciences Master of Surgery. m. S-, months after sight. m. S. L, mean sea level. MSS m ., manuscripts. Mt. Mount Mountain. MUS- B., Bachelor of Music. Mus. D., Mus- Doc, Mus Doct Doctor of Music. M. W-, Most Worthy. M. W. G. M-, Most Worshipful Grand Master. M. W. P., Most Worthy Patriarch. 728 708 ABBREVIATIONS IN COMMON mygM myriagram. N. P. D., North Polar Distance. myl., my ria liter. N. R., North River. mym., my ria meter. N. S., Nova Scotia New Style myth., mythology. (since 1752). N. S. WM New South Wales. N. N. T., New Testament. N-, Noon North nitrogen Num., Numb., Numbers. Northern (PoBtal District). nux VOm., nux vomica. n., noun note name new N. W., Northwest Northwest number neuter nominative. ern (Postal District). Na. {natrium), sodium. N. W- P., Northwest Province. N. A., North America. N. W. T., Northwest Territory. If. A- D M National Academy of N. T., New York. Design. N. Z-, New Zealand. N. A. S., National Academy of Sciences. 0. Nat., National. O.,0hio; Oxygen; October; old. nat, natural. Ob. (obiit), died. Naut, Nautical. obdt, obt, obedient. nav, naval. ObJ., objective; objection. Nb., niobium. obi oblique oblong. N. B., New Brunswick; (Nota obs., observatory obsolete. bene), Note well Take notice. obsoles., obsolescent. N. C, North Carolina. Oct., October. n. A., no date. off., official. If. Dak., If. D., North Dakota. 0. K., All Correct. N. E-, Northeast Northern Okla., Oklahoma. Eastern (Postal District) 0l. (oleum), oil. New England. op., opposite opus opera. Neb., Nebraska. 6pp., opposed; opposite. Nell., Nehemiah. opt, optics optative. aem COIL (nemine contradi- Or., Oregon; Oriental. cente), no one contradicting; ord., ordinance; ordinary. unanimously. Ore., Oreg., Oregon. nem. di , (nemine di entiorig., originally. ente), no one di enting. omith., ornithology ornitho- Nettt Netherlands. logical. Jieut, neuter. Os., osmium. Nev., Nevada. 0. S., Old Style (before 1752) New M., New Mexico. Ordinary Seaman Old Series. N. P., Newfoundland. 0, T-, Old Testament. Ng. norwegium. Oxi, Oxford. If. G-, Noble Grand no good. Oxon. (Ozoniensis), Oxonian, If. H., New Hampshire. or of Oxford. Ni., nickel. OZ., ounce, ounces. N. J., New Jersey. P. n. (non liquet), it appears not the case is not clear (non P., phosphorus. licet), it is not permitted. p., page part participle past; N. Lat., North Latitude. penny pint (piano), soft. N. JUL., New Mexico. Pa., Pennsylvania. N. N. E-, North-northeast. p. a., participial adjective. N. N. W., North-northwest. pal., paleontology; pale on to- 310. (numero), number. logical. mol. pros, (nolle prosequi), to pam., pamph., pamphlet. be unwilling to prosecute. Pan., Panama. ttom nominative. par., paragraph. Non-com., Noncommi ioned. Pari., Parliament. non con. non content e. dispart., participle. sentient. pa ., pa ive. non Obst. (non obstante), not path., pathol., pathology. withstanding. paym't, pay't, payment. non pros, (non pro sequitur), he Pb. (plumbum), lead. does not prosecute. P. B. (Philosophiae Baccalaunon seq. (non sequitur), it does reus), Bachelor of Philosophy. not follow. P. C-, Privy Councilor; Past Norw., Norway. Commander. n0S-, numbers. P. C. P., Past Chief Patriarch. Nov., November. Pd., palladium, pd., paid. N. P., New Providence Notary P. E-, Protestant Episcopal Public nisi prius. Presiding Elder, USE. P. E. I., Prince Edward Island. pen., peninsula. Penn., Pennsylvania. Pent., Pentecost, Per., Persia Persian. per an. (per annum), by the year. per cent., per ct. (per centum). by the himdred. pert, perfect. perh., perhaps. pers-, person, personal personally. Pers., Persia Persian. pert., pertaining. Pet., Peter. petrol., petrology. pf., perfect; preferred. P. G., Past Grand Post Graduate. Pg., Portuguese. phar., pharm, pharmaceutical pharmacopoeia pharmacy. Ph. B., Bachelor of Philosophy. Ph. D. (Philosophiae Doctor), Doctor of Philosophy. Phll.,Philip pians Philosophy; Philemon. Phlla., Philadelphia. phllol., philological; philologist philology. phon., phonetics. phot., photOg., photographic; photography. pinx-, pxt. (pinxit), He, or She, painted it. P. J., Police Justice Presi ing Justice Probate Judge. pk\, peck. pkg., package. pi., plural. plf., pill, plti., Plttt., plaintiff. plu., plUT., plural. plup., plupf., pluperfect. pm., premium. P. M., Postmaster Past Master Past Midshipman (Post Meridiem), afternoon. P. M. G-, Postmaster General. P. 0., Post-Office. P. 0. D., Post-Office Department Pay on Delivery. Pol., Poland; Polish. pol.,pollt., political politics. P. 0. 0., Post-Office Order. pop., population. Port., Portuguese. POS., POSS., po e ive. pp., pages. pp., ppp., PPPP-> piani imo. p. p., past participle. P. P. C. (Pour prendre conge), To take leave. p. pr., present participle. P. Q., Province of Quebec. Pr., Priest Prince Printer Proven cal praseodymium. pr., pair price pronoun proper; present; (per), by the. P. R., Porto Rico. 729 ABBREVIATIONS IN COMMON prec preceding. r. railway recipe river pref., prefix. rod rupee. prep., preposition. R. A., Royal Academy, or Aca- Fres., President. demician Rear Admiral; Presb., Presbyterian. Right Ascension Royal Arpret preterit. tillery Royal Arch. priv., private privative. R. A. C., Royal Arch Chapter. prob., problem probably. rad- (radix), root radical. Prof., Profe or. rail, (rallentando), gradually prom-, promontory. slower. pron., pronoun pronounced R. A. M-, Royal Academy of pronunciation. Music. prop. properly proposition. Rb., rubidium. Prot, Protestant. R. C-, Roman Catholic. pro tem. (pro tempore), for the r. C-, right center. time being. R. E., Right Excellent. Prov., Proverbs; Provost; Reaum., Reaumur. Province. Rec, R., Recipe. prox. (proximo), next. reed., received. pr., prs., pair; pairs. Rec Sec, Recording Secre- Ps., Psalm; Psalms. tary. P. S., Privy Seal {Post scrip- Rect, Rector. turn), postscript. rec't, rect., receipt. pseud., pseudonym. Ret, Reformed Reformer psych., psychic; psychical. Reformation Reference. psychol., psychology. ret, reference referred. Pt, Point Port platinum. Ret Ch., Reformed Church. pt., pint part payment. Reg., Register; Registrar. P. T. 0-, Please turn over.- reg., regular. Pub., Public; Publisher. Regt, Regiment. pub., pubn., publication. rel. relative relatively reli- Pub. DOC, Public Documents. gion religious (reliquae), pwt, pennyweight. remains, relics. pxt. (pinzit), He, or She, painted rem., remark. it. Rep., Representative Republic. Q. retd., returned. Q., Quintus Quebec. Rev., Revelation Revolution q., question (quadrans), a Review; Revenue Reverend farthing. Revise. Q., QU-, Query; Question; Rev. Ver., Revised Version. Queen. R. F. D., Rural Free Delivery. Q- B-, Queen's Bench. Rh., rhodium. Q. C M Queen's Counsel. R. H. S-, Royal Historical Soq. d. (quasi dicat), as if he should ciety Royal Horticultural say. Society Royal Humane Soq. e. (quod est), which is. ciety. q. e. d. (quod erat demon str an- R. I., Rhode Island. dum), which was to be dem- R. I. P. (Requiescat in pace), onst rated. May he, or she, rest in peace. ql., quintal. rit., ritard. (ritardando), gradq. (quantum libet), as much ually slower. as you please. riv., river. Q- M-, Quartermaster. rm., ream. Q. M. Q., Quartermaster Gen- R. M. S., Royal Mail Steamer. eral. R. N-, Royal Navy. q. pi. (quantum placet), as much ro., rood. as seems good. Rom., Roman Romans. qr., quarter quire. Rom. Catb., Roman Catholic. q. s. (quantum sufficii), a suf- R. R., Railroad. ficient quantity. Rs., Rupees. qt., quart quantity. R. S., Recording Secretary. quOS., question. R. S. D., Royal Society of Dubq. v. (quod vide), which see lin. pi. qq. v. (quantum vis), as R. S. E., Royal Society of Edinmuch as you will. burgh. qy-, qu-, query. R. S- V. P. (Repondez, sHl vous plait), Reply, if you R. please. R. (Rex), King; (Re gin a), Rt. Hon., Right Honorable. Queen Reaumur rhodium. Rt Rev., Right Reverend. USE. 709 Ru., Runic; ruthenium. RUS-, RUSS., Ru ia; Ru ian. R. V., Revised Version. R. W., Right Worshipful; Right Worthy. Rw., Ry., Railway. S. S-, Sunday; Sabbath; Saturday; Signor Saint Sign South Sun Scribe sulphur. S-, second; section; shilling; substantive. S. A., South America South Africa. Sam., Saml-, Samuel. S- Am. South America South American. Sans., Skr., Sanskrit. Sar., Sardinia Sard in i an. Sat, Saturday. Sb. (stibium), antimony. SO-, Scotch; scandium. SC, scene; (scilicet), to wit. SC., SCUlp. (sculps if), He, or She, engraved S. C, South Carolina Supreme Court. S. caps., S. C, small capitals. SCh., SCUT., schooner. SCt, science scientific. SCil- (scilicet), to wit namely. Scot, Scotch; Scotland; Scottish. SCT., scruple. Script, Scripture. SCUlp, SC (sculpsit), He, or She, engraved S. d., sine die. S. Dak., S. D., South Dakota. SeM selenium. S. E., Southeast; Southeastern (Postal District). Sec, Secretary. sec, second section secant. Sec Leg., Secretary of Legation. sect, section. Sen., Senate Senator Senior. Sep., separate. Sep., Sept., September; Septuagint. Seq., seq. (Sequentes or sequent i a), The following. ser., series. Serg., Serj., Sergeant. serv., servt, servant. S- G., Solicitor General. S. g., specific gravity. Sh., shilling. Sbak., Shaks., Shakespeare. S- H. S. (Soc i etat is Historiae Socius), Fellow of the Historical Society. S. I., Sandwich Islands Staten Island. Sib., Siberia; Siberian. Sic, Sicilian Sicily. Sin-, sine. Sin., Sing., singular. S. J-, Society of Jesus. 730 710 ABBREVIATIONS Skr., Sanskrit. S. L. Solicitor at Law. S. Lat., South Latitude. Slav., Slavic; Slavonian. Sld.» sailed. Sm., samarium. S. M., Short Meter; Sergeant Major. sm. C. small capitals. S- M. E. (Sancta Mater Ecclesia), Holy Mother Church. S. M. M. (Sancta Mater Maria), Holy Mother Mary. Sn. (stannum), tin. SO., South. S 0., seller's option. SOC, Society. S. Of Sol., Song of Solomon. S. Of T-, Sons of Temperance.