Chapter C: F. & I. Cost, freight, and insurance

CG. Centigram.

C.G. Captain-general; Captain of the Guard; Coast-guard; Commissary-general; Consul-general.

C.G.H. Cape of Good Hope.

C.G.S. Centimetre, Gramme, Second--the units of length, mass, and time.

C.H. Custom-house; Court-house.

CH. Charles; Chief; China; Church.

CH. Chaldron; Chapter; Child.

CHAL. Chaldron.

CHAL., CHALD. Chaldee, Chaldaic.

CHAMB. Chamberlain.

CHANC. Chancellor.

CHAP. Chaplain; Chapter.

CHAS. Charles.

CH.C., CH.CH. Christ Church.

CH. CLK. Chief Clerk.

CHEM. Chemistry; Chemical.

CH. HIST. Church History.

CHIN. China, Chinese.

CH.J. Chief-justice.

CHR. Christ; Christian; Christopher.

CHRON. Chronicles; Chronology.

C.I. [Imperial Order of the] Crown of India (for ladies).

CIC. Cicero.

CICESTR., _Cicestrensis_=Of Chichester.

C.I.E. Companion of the [Most Eminent Order of the] Indian Empire.

CIR., CIRC., _circa_, _circiter_, _circum_=About.

CIT. Citation; Citizen.

CIV. Civil; Civilian.

C.J. Chief-justice.

CL. Clergyman; Chlorine; Claudius.

CLASS. Classical; Classification.

CLK. Clerk.

C.L.S.C. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.

C.M. Certificated Master; Corresponding Member; Common Metre; _Chirurgiæ Magister_=Master in Surgery.

CM. Centimetres.

C.M., _causa mortis_=By reason of death.

C.M.G. Companion of the [Most Distinguished] Order of St Michael and St George.

C.M.S. Church Missionary Society.

C.O. Colonial Office; Commanding Officer; Crown Office; Criminal Office.

CO. Cobalt; Company; County.

C/O. Care of.

COAD. Coadjutor.

COCH., COCHL., _cochlear_=a spoon, spoonful;--COCH. AMP., _cochlear amplum_=a tablespoonful;--COCH. MAG., _cochlear magnum_=a large spoonful;--COCH. MED., _cochlear medium_=a dessert-spoonful;--COCH. PARV., _cochlear parvum_=a teaspoonful.

COD. Codex.

C.O.D. Cash (or collect) on delivery.

COG. Cognate.

COL. Colonel; Column; Colossians.

COLL. College; Colleague; Collector; Colloquial.

COLLAT. Collateral.

COLLECT. Collective.

COLLOQ. Colloquially.

COM. Commander; Commodore; Committee; Commissioner; Commonwealth.

COM. Common; Comedy; Commerce; Commune.

COMM. Commentary; Commander.

COMMISSR. Commissioner;--COMMY., Commissary.

COMMN. Commission.

COMP. Comparative; Compositor; Compare; Compound or Compounded.

COMPAR. Comparative; Comparison.

COM. VER. Common Version.

CON. Consul.

CON., _contra_=Against; _conjux_=Consort: Conclusion; Conversation.

CONG. Congress; Congregation.

CONJ. Conjunction.

CONN. or CT. Connecticut.

CONS. Consonant.

CON. SEC. Conic Sections.

CONSOLS. Consolidated Funds.

CONTR. Contracted; Contraction.

CONTR. BON. MOR., _contra bonos mores_=Contrary to good manners.

COP., COPT. Coptic.

COR. Corinthians; Coroner.

COR. MEM. Corresponding Member.

CORN. Cornish; Cornwall.

CORR. Corrupted; Corruption.

COR. SEC. Corresponding Secretary.

C.O.S. Charity Organisation Society.

COS. Cosine.

COSMOG. Cosmography.

COSS., _consules_=Consuls.

COT. Cotangent.

CP. Compare.

C.P. Clerk of the Peace; Common Pleas: Carriage Paid.

C.P.C. Clerk of the Privy Council.

C.P.S., _Custos Privati Sigilli_=Keeper of the Privy Seal.

C.R., _Carolus rex_=King Charles; _Civis Romanus_=a Roman citizen; _Custos Rotulorum_=Keeper of the Rolls.

CR. Credit; Creditor; Crown.

CRANIOL. Craniology.

CRES. Crescendo.

CRIM. CON. Criminal conversation, or adultery.

C.S. Court of Session; Clerk to the Signet; Civil Service; Chemical Society.

C.S.A. Confederate States of America.

C.S.I. Companion of the [Most Exalted Order of the] Star of India.

C.T. Certificated Teacher; Commercial Traveller.

CT. Cent.

C.T.C. Cyclists' Touring Club.

CU., _cuprum_=Copper.

CU., CUB. Cubic.

CUR., CURT. Current--this month.

C.V. Common Version.

C.V.O. Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

C.W. Canada West.

C.W.O. Cash with order.

CWT. A hundredweight--c for _centum_, a hundred, and _wt_ for weight.

CYC., CYCLO. Cyclopædia.

CYM. Cymric.

D., _dele_=Delete; Dead or Died; Deserted; Degree; _Denarius_ or _denarii_=A penny or pence; Duke.

DAN. Daniel; Danish.

DAT. Dative.

DAU. Daughter.

DAV. David.

D.C., _Da Capo_ (It.)=Repeat from the beginning; District of Columbia.

D.C.L. Doctor of Civil Law.

D.C.S. Deputy Clerk of Session.

D.D., _Divinitatis Doctor_=Doctor of Divinity.

D.D., _Deo dedit_=Gave to God.

D.D.D., _dat, dicat, dedicat_=He gives, devotes, and dedicates; _Dono dedit dedicavit_=He gave and dedicated as a gift.

DEA. Deacon.

DEC. December.

DEC. Declaration; Declension.

DECID. Deciduous.

DECL. Declension.

DEF. Defendant; Definition.

DEFT. Defendant.

DEG. Degree, Degrees.

DEL. Delaware; Delegate.

DEL., DELT., _delineavit_='He drew it,' put after the draftsman's name on an engraving.

DEMON. Demonstrative.

DENT. Dental, Dentist, Dentistry.

DEP. Department (also DEPT.); Deputy.

DEP. Deposed.

DER. Derivation.

DEUT. Deuteronomy.

D.F. Defender of the Faith; Dean of the Faculty.

DFT. Defendant; Draft.

D.G., _Dei gratiâ_=By the grace of God.

D.H., _das heisst_ (Ger.). That is.

DIAL. Dialect.

DIAM. Diameter.

DICT. Dictator; Dictionary.

DIR. Director.

DISC. Discount; Discoverer.

DISS. Dissertation.

DIST. Distance; Distinguish.

DIV. Divide; Divine.

D.L. Deputy Lieutenant.

D.LIT. or LITT. Doctor of Literature.

D.L.O. Dead-letter Office.

DO., _ditto_=The same.

DOLS. Dollars.

D.O.M., _Deo optimo maximo_=To God, best and greatest.

DOM. Dominion.

DOM. Domestic.

DOR. Doric.

DOZ. Dozen.

D.P.H. Department of Public Health.

D.P.O. Distributing Post-office.

DPT. Department.

DR. Debtor; Doctor.

DR. Dram; Drawer.

D.SC. See SC.D.

D.S.O. Distinguished Service Order; District Staff Officer.

D.S.P., _decessit sine prole_=Died without issue.

D.T. Doctor of Theology.

D.T. Delirium tremens.

DUNELM., _Dunelmensis_=Of Durham.

D.V., _Deo volente_=God willing, If God will.

D.V.P., _decessit vita patris_=Died in his father's life-time.

DWT. Pennyweight--_d_ for _denarius_, penny, and _wt_ for weight.

E. East; English.

EA. Each.

EBEN. Ebenezer.

EBOR., _Eboracum_=York; _Eboracensis_=Of York.

E.C. Eastern Central; Established Church.

ECCL., ECCLES. Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastical;--Ecclesiol., Ecclesiology.

E.C.U. English Church Union.

ED. Editor.

ED., edit. Edited; Edition.

ED., Edw. Edward.

EDENBURGEN., _Edenburgensis_=Of Edinburgh.

ED., EDIN. Edinburgh.

E.D.S. English Dialect Society.

E.E. Errors excepted.

E.E.T.S. Early English Text Society.

E.G., EX. GR., _exempli gratiâ_=For example.

E.I. East Indies;--E.I.C.S., East India Company's Service.

EJUSD., _ejusdem_=Of the same.

ELIS., ELIZ. Elizabeth.

ELZ. Elzevir.

EMP. Emperor; Empress.

ENCY., ENCYC. Encyclopædia.

E.N.E. East-north-east.

ENG. Engineer; Engraver; Engraving.

ENS. Ensign.

ENT., ENTOM. Entomology.

ENT. STA. HALL Entered at Stationers' Hall.

ENV. EXT. Envoy Extraordinary.

E.O.D. Every other day.

EP. Epistle.

EPH. Ephesians.

EPIPH. Epiphany.

EPIS., EPISC. Episcopal.

EPIT. Epitaph; Epitome.

EQ. Equal; Equivalent.

E.S.E. East-south-east.

ESP., ESPEC. Especially.

ESQ., ESQR. Esquire.

EST. Established.

ET AL., _et alibi_=And elsewhere; or _et alii_ or _alia_=And others.

ETC., &C., _et ceteri_ or _cetera_=And others, and so forth.

ET SEQ., SQ., or SQQ., _et sequentes_ or _sequentia_=And the following.

ETY., ETYM. Etymology.

E.U. Evangelical Union.

EUPH. Euphemia.

EUR. Europe; European.

EX. Examined; Example; Exception; Excursus; Executive; Export.

EX., EXOD. Exodus.

EXC. Excellency.

EXC. Except; Exception.

EX DIV., _extra dividendum_=Without dividend.

EX. G., EX. GR. _exempli gratiâ_=For the sake of example.

EXON., _Exonia_=Exeter; _Exoniensis_=Of Exeter.

EXP. Export.

EXR. Executor.

EZ. Ezra.

EZEK. Ezekiel.

E. & O.E. Errors and Omissions Excepted.

F. Following; Farthing; Feminine; Fathom; Foot; Forte.

F., FAHR. Fahrenheit.

FAM. Familiar; Family.

F.A.M. Free and Accepted Masons.

F.A.S. Fellow of the Society of Arts; Fellow of the Antiquarian Society.

F.B. Fenian Brotherhood.

F.B.S. Fellow of the Botanical Society;--F.B.S.E., Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh.

F.C.I.S. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries.

F.C.P. Fellow of the College of Preceptors.

FCP., FCAP. Foolscap.

F.C.S. Fellow of the Chemical Society.

F.D., _Fidei Defensor_=Defender of the Faith.

FEB. February.

FEC., _fecit_=He did it.

F.E.I.S. Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland.

FEM. Feminine.

F.E.S. Fellow of the Ethnological or of the Entomological Society.

FEUD. Feudal.

FF. The Pandects, prob. by corr. of Greek [Greek: P].

FF., _fecerunt_=They did it or made it; Folios.

F.F.A. Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries.

F.F.P.S. Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow).

F.G.S. Fellow of the Geological Society.

F.I.A. Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.

FICT. Fiction.

FI. FA., _fieri facias_=That you cause to be made (a writ of execution).

FIG. Figure, Figuratively.

FIN., _ad finem_=At the end.

F.K.Q.C.P.I. Fellow of the King's and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland.

FL., _floruit_=Flourished; Florin.

FLOR., FLA., FA. Florida.

F.L.S. Fellow of the Linnæan Society.

F.M. Field-marshal.

FM. Fathom.

F.O. Field-officer; Foreign Office; Full Organ.

FO., FOL. Folio.

F.O.B. Free on board.

F.P. Fire-plug.

F.P.S. Fellow of the Philological Society.

FR. France, French; Friar; Friday.

FR. Fragment; Franc; Frequently;--FRCS., Francs.

F.R.A.S. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society; Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.

F.R.C.P. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

F.R.C.P.E. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

F.R.C.S. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.

F.R.C.S.E. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

F.R.C.S.I. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.

F.R.C.S.L. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of London.

FRED. Frederick.

F.R.G.S. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

F.R.H.S. Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society.

F.R.I.B.A. Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

F.R.MET.S. Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.

F.R.S. Fellow of the Royal Society.

P.R.S.E. Fellow of the Royal Society, Edinburgh.

F.R.S.G.S. Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

F.R.S.L. Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

F.R.S.S.A. Fellow of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts.

F.S.A. Fellow of the Society of Arts; Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

F.S.A.SCOT. Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

F.S.S. Fellow of the Statistical Society.

FT. Foot, Feet; Fort.

F.T.C.D. Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.

FTH., FTHM. Fathom.

FUR. Furlong.

FUT. Future.

F.W.B. Free-will Baptist.

FZ. Forzando or Forzato.

F.Z.S. Fellow of the Zoological Society.

G. Genitive; Gramme.

G.A. General Assembly.

GA., GEO. Georgia.

GAEL. Gaelic.

GAL. Galatians.

GAL. Gallon;--GALL., gallons.

GAM. Gamut.

GAZ. Gazette.

G.B. Great Britain;--G.B. AND I., Great Britain and Ireland.

G.C.B. [Knight] Grand Cross of the [Most Honourable Order of the] Bath.

G.C.H. [Knight] Grand Cross of Hanover.

G.C.I.E. [Knight] Grand Commander [of the Most Eminent Order] of the Indian Empire.

G.C.L.H. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.

G.C.M. Greatest common measure.

G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Most Distinguished Order of] St Michael and St George.

G.C.S.I. [Knight] Grand Commander of the [Most Exalted Order of the] Star of India.

G.C.V.O. [Knight] Grand Cross of the [Royal] Victorian Order.

GEN. General; Genesis.

GEN., GENL. General.

GEN. Gender; Genitive; Genus.

GENT. Gentleman, Gentlemen.

GEO. George.

GEOG. Geography.

GEOL. Geology.

GEOM. Geometry.

GER. Gerund.

G.F.S. Girls' Friendly Society.

GK. or GR. Greek.

GM. Gramme.

G.M.T. Greenwich Mean Time.

G.O. General Order; Grand Organ.

G.O.M. Grand Old Man (W. E. Gladstone).

GOV. Government, Governor.

G.P. General Practitioner; Grateful Patient; _Gloria patri_=Glory to the Father.

G.P.O. General Post-office.

GR. Grain; Grammar; Gross.

GS. Guineas.

G.S.P. Good Service Pension.

GU. Guinea; Gules.

GUIN. Guinea.

H., HR. Hour.

HAB. Habakkuk.

HAB. Habitat.

HAG. Haggai.

HANTS. Hampshire.

HAR. Harold.

H.B.M. His (or Her) Britannic Majesty.

H.C. Heralds' College; House of Commons; Holy Communion.

H.C.M. His (or Her) Catholic Majesty.

H.E., _hic est_=This is; _hoc est_=That is.

HEB. Hebrews.

H.E.I.C.S. Honourable East India Company's Service.

HER. Heraldry; _Heres_=Heir.

HF. Half;--HF.-BD., half-bound;--HF.-CF., half-calf.

H.G. Horse Guards; His Grace.

H.H. His (or Her) Highness.

HHD. Hogshead.

H.I.H. His (or Her) Imperial Highness.

HIST. Historian, History.

H.J., _hic jacet_=Here lies;--H.J.S., _hic jacet sepultus_=Here lies buried.

H.K. House of Keys (Isle of Man).

H.M. His (or Her) Majesty.

H.M.C. His (or Her) Majesty's Customs.

H.M.I.S. His (or Her) Majesty's Inspector of Schools.

H.M.P., _hoc monumentum posuit_=Erected this monument.

H.M.S. His (or Her) Majesty's Ship or Service.

HO. House.

HON. Honourable, Honorary.

HOR. Horizon; Horology.

HORT., HORTIC. Horticulture, Horticultural.

HOS. Hosea.

H.P. High-priest; Half-pay.

H.P. Horse-power.

H.R. House of Representatives; Home Rule.

HR. Hour.

H.R.E. Holy Roman Emperor or Empire.

H.R.H. His (or Her) Royal Highness.

H.R.I.P., _hic requiescit in pace_=Here rests in peace.

H.S., _hic situs_=Here lies;--H.S.E., _hic sepultus_ (or _situs_) _est_=Here is buried (or laid).

H.S.H. His (or Her) Serene Highness.

H.S.S., _Historiæ Societatis Socius_=Fellow of the Historical Society.

HY. Henry.

IA. Iowa.

IA., IND. Indiana.

IB., IBID., _ibidem_=In the same place.

I.C.E. Institute of Civil Engineers.

ICH., ICHTH. Ichthyology.

ICON. Iconography, Iconographic.

I.C.S. Indian Civil Service.

ID., _idem_=The same.

I.D.B. Illicit Diamond Buyer (in Cape Colony).

I.D.N., _in Dei nomine_=In the name of God.

I.E., _id est_=That is.

I.H.P. Indicated horse-power.

I.H.S., for the Greek capitals I[=H]C, (the C a form of Greek [Sigma]), the first three letters of the name Jesus, often misread as _Jesus Hominum Salvator_=Jesus Saviour of Men.

ILL. Illinois.

ILL. Illustration, Illustrated.

I.L.P. Independent Labour Party.

IMP. Imperial; _Imperator_=Emperor.

IMP. Imperfect; Imperative; _Imprimatur_=Let it be printed.

I.M.S. Indian Medical Service.

IN. Inch, Inches.

INC., INCORP. Incorporated.

INCOG., _incognito_ (It.). Unknown, avoiding publicity.

IND. Indiana.

I.N.D. Same as I.D.N. (q.v.).

IND., INDIC. Indicative.

INDECL. Indeclinable.

INDEF. Indefinite.

IND. TER. Indian Territory.

INF., _infra_=Below; Infantry; Infinitive.

INFRA DIG., _infra dignitatem_=Beneath one's dignity.

INIT., _initio_=In the beginning.

IN LIM., _in limine_=On the threshold, at the outset.

IN LOC., _in loco_=In its place;--IN LOC. CIT., _in loco citato_ =In the place cited.

IN PR., _in principio_=In the beginning.

I.N.R.I., J_esus Nazarenus Rex Judæorum_=Jesus of Nazareth< King of the Jews.

INST. Instant--the present month; Institute.

INST. ACT. Institute of Actuaries.

INST.C.E. Institute of Civil Engineers.

INT. Interest; Interior; Interpreter.

INTERROG. Interrogation, Interrogatively.

IN TRANS., _in transitu_=On the passage.

INTRO., INTROD. Introduction.

INV., _invenit_=He designed it; Inventor, Invented; Invoice.

I.O.F. Independent Order of Foresters.

I.O.G.T. Independent Order of Good Templars.

I.O.U. I owe you.

I.P.D., _in præsentiâ Dominorum_=In presence of the Lords (of Session).

I.Q., _idem quod_=The same as.

I.R.B. Irish Republican Brotherhood.

IS., ISA. Isaiah.

IS., ISAB. Isabella.

I.S.C. Indian Staff Corps.

IT. Italian.

I.T. Idaho Territory; Indian Territory.

JAN. January.

JAS. James.

J.C., _Juris Consultus_=Jurisconsult; Jesus Christ; Justice Clerk.

JER. Jeremiah.

J.H.S. The same as I.H.S. (q.v.).

JNO. John.

JO. Joel.

JOS. Josiah; Joseph.

JOSH. Joshua.

JOUR. Journal.

J.P. Justice of the Peace.

JR., JUN., JUNR. Junior.

J.U.D., _Juris Utriusque Doctor_=Doctor both of Canon and of Civil Law.

JUD., JUDG. Judges.

JUL. July.

JUNC. Junction.

JURISP. Jurisprudence.

KAL., _Kalendæ_=Calends.

KAN., also KS. Kansas.

K.B. Knight of the Bath; King's Bench.

K.C. King's Counsel; King's College.

K.C.B. Knight Commander of the [Most Honourable Order of the] Bath.

K.C.H. Knight Commander of [the Order of] Hanover.

K.C.I.E. Knight Commander of the [Most Eminent Order of the] Indian Empire.

K.C.M.G. Knight Commander of [the Most Distinguished Order of] St Michael and St George.

K.C.S.I. Knight Commander of the [Most Exalted Order of the] Star of India.

K.C.V.O. Knight Commander of the [Royal] Victorian Order.

KG. Kilogram.

K.G. Knight of the [Most Noble Order 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.

K.H. Knight of Hanover.

KILO. Kilogramme.

KIT. Christopher.

K.K., _Kaiserlich_, _Königleich_=Imperial, Royal.

K.K.K. Ku Klux Khan.

K.L.H. Knight of the Legion of Honour.

K.M. Knight of Malta.

KM. Kingdom,

KM. Kilometre.

KNT., KT. Knight.

K. OF L. Knight of Labour.

K.P. Knight of [the Most Illustrious Order of St] Patrick.

KR. Kreutzer.

K.S.I. Knight of the Star of India.

K.T. Knight of [the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of] the Thistle.

KT. BACH. Knight Bachelor.

K.T.L., _kai ta leipomena_ (Gr.)=And the rest, And so forth.

KY. or KEN. Kentucky.

L. Lake; Latin; Liberal; Libra (pound).

L. Latitude; League; Long.

L.A. Law Agent; Literate in Arts.

L.A.C. Licentiate of the Apothecaries' Company.

LAM. Lamentations.

LANG. Language.

LAT. Latitude; Latin.

LB., _libra_=A pound.

L.C. Lower-case (in printing); _Loco citato_=In the place cited; Left centre; Letter of credit.

L.C. Lower Canada; Lord Chancellor; Lord Chamberlain.

L.C.B. Lord Chief-baron.

L.C.C. London County Council.

L.C.J. Lord Chief-justice.

L.C.P. Licentiate of the College of Preceptors.

LD. Lord;--LDP., LP., Lordship.

L.D. Lady Day; Light Dragoons.

L.D.S. Licentiate in Dental Surgery.

LECT. Lecture.

LEG. Legal; Legate; Legislature.

LEIP. Leipzig.

LEV., LEVIT. Leviticus.

LEX. Lexicon.

LEYD. Leyden.

L.H. Left hand.

L.I. Long Island; Light Infantry.

LIB., _liber_=Book;--LIB. CAT., Library catalogue.

LIEUT., LT. Lieutenant.

LINN. Linnæan, Linnæus.

LIQ. Liquid.

LIT. Literally; Literature.

LITT. Littérateur.

L.L.A. Lady Literate in Arts.

LL.B., _Legum Baccalaureus_=Bachelor of Laws.

LL.D., _Legum Doctor_=Doctor of Laws.

L.M. Long Metre.

L.M.S. London Missionary Society.

LOC. CIT., _loco citato_=At the place quoted.

LOG. Logarithm.

LON., LONG. Longitude.

LOND. London.

LOQ., _loquitur_=Speaks.

LOU., LA. Louisiana.

L.P. Lord Provost.

L.R.C.P. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians.

L.R.C.P.E. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

L.R.C.S. Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons.

L.S. Linnæan Society; _Loco sigilli_=In the place of the Seal.

L.S. Left side.

L.S.A. Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries.

L.S.D., _libræ_, _solidi_, _denarii_=Pounds, shillings, pence.

LT. Lieutenant.

LXX. Septuagint Version.

M., _mille_=A thousand.

M. Married; Masculine; _Meridiem_=Noon; Metre.

M., MONS., _Monsieur_ (Fr.). Mr or Sir;--MM., _Messieurs_, Gentlemen or Sirs.

M.A. Master of Arts. See A.M.

M.A.B.Y.S. Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants.

MAC., MACC. Maccabees.

MACH. Machinery.

MAD. Madam.

MAG. Magazine.

MAJ. Major.

MAL. Malachi.

MAR. March.

MARG. Margin, Marginal.

MARG., MRGT. Margaret.

MARQ. Marquis.

MAS., MASC. Masculine.

MASS. Massachusetts.

MATH. Mathematics.

MATT. Matthew.

M.B. Mark of the Beast, as in 'M.B. waistcoat.'

M.B., _Medicinæ Baccalaureus_=Bachelor of Medicine.

M.B., _Musicæ Baccalaureus_=Bachelor of Music.

M.C. Member of Congress; Master of Ceremonies; Member of Council.

M.C.C. Member of the County Council; Marylebone Cricket Club.

M.C.P. Member of the College of Preceptors.

M.C.S. Madras Civil Service.

MD. Maryland.

M.D., _Medicinæ Doctor_=Doctor of Medicine.

MDLLE., MLLE., _Mademoiselle_ (Fr.). Miss.

MDM. Madam.

M.E. Most Excellent; Methodist Episcopal; Middle English; Mining Engineer.

ME. Maine.

M.E.C. Member of the Executive Council.

MED. Medical, Medicine; Mediæval.

MEM. Memorandum; _Memento_=Remember.

MESSRS, _Messieurs_ (Fr.). Sirs, Gentlemen.

MET., METAPH. Metaphysics.

METAL., METALL. Metallurgy.

METEOR. Meteorology.

MFD. Manufactured;--MFRS., Manufacturers.

M.F.H. Master of Foxhounds.