Chapter XI: Part 11

A. O. S. S.—_Americanæ Orientalis Societatis Socius_, Member of
the American Oriental Society.

Ap.—Apostle; Appius.

Ap.—_Apud_, in the writings of; as quoted by.

A. P. G. or Ast. P. G.—Professor of Astronomy in Gresham
College.

Apo.—Apogee.

Apoc.—Apocalypse.

App.—Appendix.

Apr.—April.

A. Q. M. G.—Assistant Quartermaster-General.

A. R.—_Anna Regina_, Queen Anne.

A. R.—_Anno regni_, year of the reign.

A. R. A.—Associate of the Royal Academy.

Arch.—Archibald.

Arg.—_Argumento_, by an argument drawn from such a law.

Arith.—Arithmetic.

Ark.—Arkansas.

A. R. R.—_Anno regni regis_, in the year of the reign of the
king.

A. R. S. S.—_Antiquariorum Regiæ Societatis Socius_, Fellow of
the Royal Society of Antiquaries.

Art.—Article.

A. S. or Assist. Sec.—Assistant Secretary.

A. S. A.—American Statistical Association.

A. S. S. U.—American Sunday-School Union.

Astrol.—Astrology.

Astron.—Astronomy.

A. T.—Archtreasurer.

A. T. S.—American Tract Society.

Ats.—At suit of.

Atty.—Attorney.

Atty.-Gen.—Attorney-General.

A. U. A.—American Unitarian Association.

Aub. Theol. Sem.—Auburn Theological Seminary.

A. U. C.—_Anno urbis conditæ_, or, _ab urbe conditâ_, in the
year from the building of the city (Rome).

Aug.—August.

Aur.—_Aurum_, gold.

Auth. Ver.—Authorized Version, (of the Bible.)

Av.—Average; Avenue.

Avoir.—Avoirdupois.

A. Y. M.—Ancient York Masons.

b.—born; book.

B. A.—Bachelor of Arts.

Bal.—Balance.

Balt.—Baltimore.

Bar.—Baruch.

Bart. or Bt.—Baronet.

bbl.—Barrel.

B. C.—Before Christ.

B. C. L.—Bachelor of Civil Law.

B. D.—_Baccalaureus Divinitatis_, Bachelor of Divinity.

Bds. or bds.—Boards (bound in).

Benj.—Benjamin.

Bk.—Book.

B. LL.—_Baccalaureus Legum_, Bachelor of Laws.

B. M.—_Baccalaureus Medicinæ_, Bachelor of Medicine.

Bost.—Boston.

Bot.—Botany.

Bp.—Bishop.

B. R.—_Banco Regis_ or _Reginæ_, the King’s or Queen’s Bench.

Br.—Brig.

Brig.—Brigade; Brigadier.

Brig.-Gen.—Brigadier-General.

Brit. Mus.—British Museum.

Bro.—Brother.

Br. Univ.—Brown University.

B. S.—Bachelor in the Sciences.

bu.—bushel.

B. V.—_Beata Virgo_, Blessed Virgin.

B. V.—_Bene vale_, farewell.

ca.—centiare, (metric system.)

C., ch. or chap.—Chapter.

C. or cent.—_Centum_, a hundred.

Cæt. par.—_Cæteris paribus_, other things being equal.

Cal.—California; Calends.

Can.—Canon.

Cant.—Canticles.

Cap. or c.—_Caput_, _capitulum_, chapter.

Caps.—Capitals.

Capt.—Captain.

Capt.-Gen.—Captain-General.

Cash.—Cashier.

Ca. resp.—_Capias ad respondendum_, a legal writ.

Ca. sa.—_Capias ad satisfaciendum_, a legal writ.

Cath.—Catherine.

C. B.—_Communis Bancus_, Common Bench.

C. B.—Companion of the Bath.

C. C.—Caius College; Account Current.

C. C. C.—Corpus Christi College.

C. C. P.—Court of Common Pleas.

C. E.—Canada East.

C. E.—Civil Engineer.

Cel. or Celt.—Celtic.

Cf. or cf.—_Confer_, compare.

cg.—centigram, (metric system.)

C. G.—Commissary-General; Consul-General.

C. H.—Court-House.

Ch.—Church; Chapter; Charles.

Chanc.—Chancellor.

Chap.—Chapter.

Chas.—Charles.

Chem.—Chemistry.

Chr.—Christopher.

Chron.—Chronicles.

Cin.—Cincinnati.

C. J.—Chief-Justice.

cl.—centiliter, (metric system.)

Clk.—Clerk.

cm.—centimeter, (metric system.)

C. M.—Common Metre.

C. M. G.—Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Co.—Company; County.

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

Col.—Colorado; Colonel; Colossians.

Coll.—Collector; Colloquial; College; Collection.

Com.—Commerce; Committee; Commentary; Commissioner; Commodore.

Com. Arr.—Committee of Arrangements.

Comdg.—Commanding.

Comm.—Commentary.

Comp.—Compare; Compound.

Com. Ver.—Common Version (of the Bible.)

Con.—_Contra_, against; in opposition.

Con. Cr.—Contra credit.

Conch.—Conchology.

Cong.—Congress; _Congius_, a gallon.

Conj. or conj.—Conjunction.

Conn. or Ct.—Connecticut.

Const.—Constable; Constitution.

Cont.—Contra.

Cor.—Corinthians.

Corol.—Corollary.

Cor. Sec.—Corresponding Secretary.

C. P.—Common Pleas.

C. P.—Court of Probate.

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

C. R.—_Custos Rotulorum_, Keeper of the Rolls.

Cr.—Creditor; credit.

Crim. con.—Criminal conversation; adultery.

C. S.—Court of Sessions.

C. S.—_Custos Sigilli_, Keeper of the Seal.

Ct., cts.—Cent; cents.

C. Theod.—_Codice Theodosiano_, in the Theodosian Code.

C. W.—Canada West.

Cwt.—Hundredweight.

Cyc.—Cyclopedia.

d.—_Denarius_ or _denarii_, penny or pence.

d.—died.

D.—Five hundred.

Dan.—Daniel; Danish.

D. B. or Domesd. B.—Domesday-Book.

D. C.—_Da Capo_, again.

D. C.—District of Columbia.

D. C. L.—Doctor of Civil Law.

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

D. D. D.—_Dat_, _dicat_, _dedicat_, he gives, he devotes, he
dedicates.

Dea.—Deacon.

Dec.—December; Declination.

Deg.—Degree or degrees.

Del.—Delaware; Delegate.

Del. or del.—_Delineavit_, he drew it.

Dem.—Democrat.

Dep.—Deputy.

Dept.—Department.

Deut.—Deuteronomy.

D.F.—Dean of the Faculty.

Dft. or deft.—Defendant.

D.G.—_Dei gratiâ_, by the grace of God.

D.G.—_Deo gratias_, thanks to God.

dg.—decigram, (metric system.)

Dg.—Dekagram, (metric system.)

D. H.—Dead-head.

Diam.—Diameter.

Dict.—Dictator; Dictionary.

Dim.—Diminutive.

Disc.—Discount.

Diss.—Dissertation.

Dist.—District.

Dist.-Atty.—District-Attorney.

dl.—deciliter, (metric system.)

Dl.—Dekaliter, (metric system.)

dm.—decimetre, (metric system.)

Dm.—Dekametre, (metric system.)

D. M.—Doctor of Music.

Do.—_Ditto_, the same.

Dols.—Dollars.

Dom. Ca.—Dominion of Canada.

D.O.M.—_Deo optimo maximo_, to God, the best, the greatest.

Doz.—Dozen.

D. P.—Doctor of Philosophy.

Dr.—Debtor; Doctor.

D. S.—_Dal segno_, from the sign.

ds.—Decistere, (metric system.)

Ds.—Dekastere, (metric system.)

d. s. b.—_Debit sans breve_, charge without abatement.

D. T.—_Doctor Theologiæ_, Doctor of Divinity.

D. V.—_Deo volente_, God willing.

Dwt.—Pennyweight.

E.—East.

ea.—Each.

E. by S.—East by South.

Eben.—Ebenezer.

Eccl.—Ecclesiastes.

Ecclus.—Ecclesiasticus.

Ed.—Editor; Edition.

Edm.—Edmund.

Edw.—Edward.

E. E.—Errors excepted.

e. g.—_Exempli gratiâ_, for example.

e. g.—_Ex grege_, among the rest.

E. I.—East Indies or East India.

Eliz.—Elizabeth.

E. lon.—East longitude.

Encyc.—Encyclopedia.

E. N. E.—East-Northeast.

Eng.—England; English.

Ent.—Entomology.

Env. Ext.—Envoy Extraordinary.

Ep.—Epistle.

Eph.—Ephesians; Ephraim.

Esd.—Esdras.

E. S. E.—East-Southeast.

Esq.—Esquire.

Esth.—Esther.

et al.—_Et alii_, and others.

et seq.—_Et sequentia_, and what follows.

etc. or &c.—_Et cæteri_, _et cæteræ_, _et cætera_, and others;
and so forth.

Ex.—Example.

Ex.—Exodus.

Exc.—Excellency; exception.

Exch.—Exchequer.

Exec. Com.—Executive Committee.

Execx.—Executrix.

Exr. or Exec.—Executor.

Ez.—Ezra.

Ezek.—Ezekiel.

E. & O. E.—Errors and omissions excepted.

Fahr.—Fahrenheit.

F. A. M.—Free and Accepted Masons.

Far.—Farthing.

F. A. S.—Fellow of the Antiquarian Society.

fcap. or fcp.—Foolscap.

F. D.—_Fidei Defensor_ or _Defensatrix_, Defender of the Faith.

Fe.—_Ferrum_, iron.

Feb.—February.

Fec.—_Fecit_, he did it.

Fem.—Feminine.

F. E. S.—Fellow of the Entomological Society; of the
Ethnological Society.

Ff.—The Pandects.

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

F. H. S.—Fellow of the Horticultural Society.

Fi. fa.—_Fieri facias_, cause it to be done.

Fid. Def.—Defender of the Faith.

Fig.—Figure.

Fin. Sec.—Financial Secretary.

Fir.—Firkin.

Fla.—Florida.

F. L. S.—Fellow of the Linnæan Society.

f. o. b.—Free on board.

Fol.—Folio.

For.—Foreign.

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

Fr.—_Fragmentum_, fragment.

Fr.—Franc; Frau, (lady.)

Fr.—Francis.

F. R. A. S.—Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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

Fred.—Frederick.

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

Fri.—Friday.

F. R. S.—Fellow of the Royal Society.

Frs.—Frisian.

F. R. S. E.—Fellow of the Royal Society, Edinburgh.

F. R. S. L.—Fellow of the Royal Society, London.

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

F. S. A.—Fellow of the Society of Arts.

F. S. A. E.—Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Edinburgh.

Ft.—Foot; feet; Fort.

Fur.—Furlong.

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

g.—gram, (metric system.)

G. or g.—Guineas.

G. A.—General Assembly.

Ga.—Georgia.

Gal.—Galatians; Gallon.

G. A. R.—Grand Army of the Republic.

G. B.—Great Britain.

G. C.—Grand Chapter.

G. C. B.—Grand Cross of the Bath.

G. C. H.—Grand Cross of Hanover.

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

G. E.—Grand Encampment.

Gen.—Genesis; General; Genitive case.

Gent.—Gentleman.

Geo.—George.

Geog.—Geography.

Geol.—Geology.

Geom.—Geometry.

Ger.—Germany; German.

G. L.—Grand Lodge.

Gl.—_Glossa_, a gloss.

G. M.—Grand Master.

G. O.—General Order.

Goth.—Gothic.

Gov.—Governor.

Gov.-Gen.—Governor-General.

G. R.—_Georgius Rex_, King George.

Gr.—Greek; grain; gramme; groschen.

Gram.—Grammar.

Gro.—Gross.

Grot.—Grotius.

Ha.—Hektare, (metric system.)

h. a.—_Hoc anno_, this year.

Hab.—Habakkuk.

Hab. Corp.—_Habeas corpus_, you may have the body.

Hab. fa. poss.—_Habere facias possessionem_, a writ to put the
plaintiff in possession.

Hab. fa. seis.—_Habere facias seisinam_, a writ now superseded
by the preceding.

Hag.—Haggai.

Ham. Coll.—Hamilton College.

H. B. C.—Hudson’s Bay Company.

H. B. M.—His or Her Britannic Majesty.

H. C.—House of Commons.

hdkf.—Handkerchief.

h. e.—_Hoc est_, that is, or this is.

Hectol.—Hectolitre, (metric system.)

Heb.—Hebrews.

Her.—Heraldry.

Hf.-bd.—Half-bound.

Hf.-cf.—Half-calf.

Hg.—Hektogram, (metric system.)

Hg.—_Hydrargyrum_, mercury.

hhd.—Hogshead.

Hist.—History.

H. J. S.—_Hic jacet sepultus_, Here lies buried.

Hl.—Hectoliter, (metric system.)

H. L.—House of Lords.

Hm.—Hectometer, (metric system.)

H. M.—His Majesty.

H. M. P.—_Hoc monumentum posuit_, erected this monument.

Hon.—Honourable.

Hort.—Horticulture.

Hos.—Hosea.

H. R.—House of Representatives.

H. R. E.—Holy Roman Emperor.

H. R. H.—His Royal Highness.

Hr. hrn.—Herr, Herrn—gentleman, gentlemen.

H. R. I. P.—_Hic requiescit in pace_, Here rests in peace.

H. S.—_Hic situs_, Here lies.

H. S. H.—His Serene Highness.

h. t.—_Hoc titulum_, this title; _hoc tituli_, in or under this
title.

h. v.—_Hoc verbum_, this word; _hic verbis_, in these words.

hund.—Hundred.

I. II. III.—One, two, three, or first, second, third.

Ia.—Iowa.

Ib. or ibid.—_Ibidem_, in the same place.

Ich.—Ichthyology.

Ictus.—_Jurisconsultus._

Id.—_Idem_, the same.

Id. T.—Idaho Territory.

i.e.—_Id est_, that is.

I. H. S.—_Jesus hominum Salvator_, Jesus the Saviour of men.

ij.—Two, (_med._)

Ill.—Illinois.

In.—Inch; inches.

incog.—_Incognito_, unknown.

Incor.—Incorporated.

Ind.—Indiana; Index.

I. N. D.—_In nomine Dei_, in the name of God.

Ind. Ter.—Indian Territory.

Indef.—Indefinite.

In f.—_In fine_, at the end of the title, law, or paragraph
quoted.

Inf.—_Infra_, beneath or below.

in lim.—_In limine_, at the outset.

in loc.—_In loco_, in the place; on the passage.

in pr.—_In principio_, in the beginning and before the first
paragraph of a law.

I. N. R. I.—_Jesus Nazarenus, Rex Judæorum_, Jesus of Nazareth,
King of the Jews.

Inst.—Instant, of this month; Institutes.

In sum.—_In summa_, in the summary.

Int.—Interest.

Interj.—Interjection.

in trans.—_In transitu_, on the passage.

Intro.—Introduction.

I. O. O. F.—Independent Order of Odd-Fellows.

I. O. U.—I owe you.

I. q.—_Idem quod_, the same as.

Isa.—Isaiah.

Isl.—Island.

Ital.—Italic; Italian.

IV.—Four or fourth.

IX.—Nine or ninth.

J.—Justice or Judge. JJ.—Justices.

j.—One (_med._)

J. A.—Judge-Advocate.

Jac.—Jacob.

Jan.—January.

Jas.—James.

J. C. D.—_Juris Civilis Doctor_, Doctor of Civil Law.

J. D.—_Jurum Doctor_, Doctor of Laws.

Jer.—Jeremiah.

Jno.—John.

Jona.—Jonathan.

Jos.—Joseph.

Josh.—Joshua.

J. P.—Justice of the Peace.

J. Prob.—Judge of Probate.

J. R.—_Jacobus Rex_, King James.

Jr. or Jun.—Junior.

J. U. D. or J. V. D.—_Juris utriusque Doctor_, Doctor of both
Laws (of the Canon and the Civil Law).

Jud.—Judith.

Judg.—Judges.

Judge-Adv.—Judge-Advocate.

Jul. Per.—Julian Period.

Jus. P.—Justice of the Peace.

Just.—Justinian.

J. W.—Junior Warden.

K.—King.

K. A.—Knight of St. Andrew, in Russia.

K. A. N.—Knight of Alexander Nevskoi, in Russia.

Kan.—Kansas.

K. B.—King’s Bench.

K. B.—Knight of the Bath.

K. B. A.—Knight of St. Bento d’Avis, in Portugal.

K. B. E.—Knight of the Black Eagle, in Russia.

K. C.—King’s Council.

K. C.—Knight of the Crescent, in Turkey.

K. C. B.—Knight Commander of the Bath.

K. C. H.—Knight Commander of Hanover.

K. C. S.—Knight of Charles III. of Spain.

K. E.—Knight of the Elephant, in Denmark.

K. F.—Knight of Ferdinand of Spain.

K. F. M.—Knight of St. Ferdinand and Merit, in Sicily.

Kg.—Kilogram, (metric system.)

K. G.—Knight 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, in Spain.

K. G. H.—Knight of the Guelphs of Hanover.

K. G. V.—Knight of Gustavus Vasa of Sweden.

K. H.—Knight of Hanover.

Ki.—Kings.

Kingd.—Kingdom.

K. J.—Knight of St. Joachim.

Kl.—Kiloliter, (metric system.)

K. L. or K. L. A.—Knight of Leopold of Austria.

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

Km.—Kilometer, (metric system.)

K. M.—Knight of Malta.

K. Mess.—King’s Messenger.

K. M. H.—Knight of Merit, in Holstein.

K. M. J.—Knight of Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria.

K. M. T.—Knight of Maria Theresa (of Austria.)

Knick.—Knickerbocker.

K. N. S.—Knight of the Royal North Star, (in Sweden.)

Knt. or Kt.—Knight.

K. P.—Knight of St. Patrick; Knight of Pythias.

Kr.—Kreuzer, (German coin.)

K. R. C.—Knight of the Red Cross.

K. R. E.—Knight of the Red Eagle, (in Prussia.)

Ks.—Kansas.

K. S. A.—Knight of St. Anne (of Russia.)

K. S. E.—Knight of St. Esprit, (in France.)

K. S. F.—Knight of St. Fernando (of Spain.)

K. S. F. M.—Knight of St. Ferdinand and Merit, (in Naples.)

K. S. G.—Knight of St. George (of Russia.)

K. S. H.—Knight of St. Hubert (of Bavaria.)

K. S. I.—Knight of the Star of India.

K. S. J.—Knight of St. Januarius (of Naples.)

K. S. L.—Knight of the Sun and Lion, (in Persia.)

K. S. M. & S. G.—Knight of St. Michael and St. George (of the
Ionian Islands.)

K. S. P.—Knight of St. Stanislaus of Poland.

K. S. S.—Knight of the Southern Star (of the Brazils.)

K. S. S.—Knight of the Sword, in Sweden.

K. S. W.—Knight of St. Wladimir (of Russia.)

K. T.—Knight of the Thistle; Knight Templar.

Kt.—Knight.

K. T. S.—Knight of the Tower and Sword (in Portugal.)

K. W.—Knight of William (of the Netherlands.)

K. W. E.—Knight of the White Eagle, (in Poland.)

Ky.—Kentucky.

L.—Fifty or fiftieth; _Liber_, book.

l.—liter, (metric system.)

L., £ or l.—_Libra_, or _libræ_, pound or pounds sterling.

L. or £, s. d.—Pounds, shillings, pence.

La.—Louisiana.

Lam.—Lamentations.

Lat.—Latitude; Latin.

Lb. or ℔.—_Libra_ or _libræ_, pound or pounds in weight.

L. C.—Lord Chancellor; Lord Chamberlain.

L. C.—Lower Canada.

l. c.—Lower-case.

L. C. J.—Lord Chief-Justice.

L. D.—_Lepide dictum_, finely said; Lady-Day.

Ld.—Lord.

Ldp.—Lordship.

Leg.—Legate.

Legis.—Legislature.

Lev.—Leviticus.

Lex.—Lexicon.

L. I.—Long Island.

Lib.—_Liber_, book.

Lieut.—Lieutenant.

Lieut.-Col.—Lieutenant-Colonel.

Lieut.-Gen.—Lieutenant-General.

Lieut.-Gov.—Lieutenant-Governor.

Linn.—Linnæan.

Lit.—Literally; Literature.

Liv.—_Livre_, book.

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

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

l. l.—_Loco laudato_, in the place quoted.

loc. cit.—_Loco citato_, in the place cited.

Lon.—Longitude.

L. S.—_Locus sigilli_, place of the seal.

Lt.—Lieutenant.

LX.—Sixty or sixtieth.

LXX.—Seventy or seventieth.

LXX.—The Septuagint (Version of the Old Testament.)

LXXX.—Eighty or eightieth.

m.—Meter, (metric system.)

M.—_Mille_, a thousand; _Meridies_, noon.

M. or Mons.—Monsieur.

M. A.—Master of Arts.

Macc.—Maccabees.

Mad.—Madam.

Mad. Univ.—Madison University.

Mag.—Magazine.

Maj.—Major.

Maj.-Gen.—Major-General.

Mal.—Malachi.

Man.—Manasses.

Mar.—March; Maritime.

M. A. N. S.—Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences.

March.—Marchioness.

Marg.—Margin.

Marg. Tran.—Marginal Translation.

Marq.—Marquis.

Masc.—Masculine.

Mass.—Massachusetts.

Math.—Mathematics; Mathematician.

Matt.—Matthew.

Max.—Maxim.

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

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

M. B. F. et H.—Great Britain, France, and Ireland.

M. C.—Member of Congress.

Mch.—March.

Md.—Maryland.

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

M. E.—Methodist Episcopal; Military or Mechanical Engineer;
Most excellent.

Me.—Maine.

Med.—Medicine.

Mem.—Memorandum.

Mem.—_Memento_, remember.

Merc.—Mercury.

Messrs. or MM.—Messieurs, Gentlemen.

Met.—Metaphysics.

Metal.—Metallurgy.

Meteor.—Meteorology.

Meth.—Methodist.

Mex.—Mexico or Mexican.

m. ft.—_Mistura fiat_, Let a mixture be made.

mg.—milligram, (metric system.)

Mg.—Myriagram, (metric system.)

M.-Goth.—Mœso-Gothic.

Mgr.—Monseigneur.

M. H. S.—Member of the Historical Society; Massachusetts
Historical Society.

Mic.—Micah.

Mich.—Michigan.

Mil.—Military.

Min.—Mineralogy; Minute.

Minn.—Minnesota.

Min. Plen.—Minister Plenipotentiary.

Miss.—Mississippi.

ml.—milliliter, (metric system.)

Ml.—Myrialiter, (metric system.)

M. L. A.—Mercantile Library Association.

Mlle.—Mademoiselle.

mm.—millimeter, (metric system.)

Mm.—Myriameter, (metric system.)

MM.—Their Majesties; Messieurs, Gentlemen; Two thousand.

Mme.—Madame.

M. M. S.—Moravian Missionary Society.

M. M. S. S.—_Massachusettensis Medicinæ Societatis Socius_,
Fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society.

Mo.—Missouri; Month.

Mod.—Modern.

Mon.—Monday.

Mons.—Monsieur, Sir.

Mos.—Months.

M. P.—Member of Parliament; Member of Police.

M. P. P.—Member of Provincial Parliament.

M. R.—Master of the Rolls.

Mr.—Mister.

M. R. A. S.—Member of the Royal Asiatic Society; Member of the
Royal Academy of Science.

M. R. C. C.—Member of the Royal College of Chemistry.

M. R. C. S.—Member of the Royal College of 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.

M. R. S. L.—Member of the Royal Society of Literature.

M. S.—_Memoriæ sacrum_, Sacred to the memory; Master of the
Sciences.

MS.—_Manuscriptum_, manuscript.

MSS.—_Manuscripta_, manuscripts.

Mt.—Mount or mountain.

Mus. B.—Bachelor of Music.

Mus. D.—Doctor of Music.

M. W.—Most Worthy; Most Worshipful.

Myth.—Mythology.

N.—North; Number; Noun; Neuter.

n.—Note.

N. A.—North America.

Nah.—Nahum.

Nat. Hist.—Natural History.

Nath.—Nathanael or Nathaniel.

N. B.—New Brunswick; North Britain; _Nota bene_, mark well;
take notice.

N. C.—North Carolina.

n. d.—No date.

N. E.—New England; Northeast.

Neb.—Nebraska.

Neh.—Nehemiah.

n. e. i.—_Non est inventus_, he is not found.

nem. con., or nem. diss.—_Nemine contradicente_, or _nemine
dissentiente_, no one opposing; unanimously.

Neut.—Neuter (gender.)

Nev.—Nevada.

New M.—New Mexico.

New Test. or N. T.—New Testament.

N. F.—Newfoundland.

N. G.—New Granada; Noble Grand.

N. H.—New Hampshire; New Haven.

N. H. H. S.—New Hampshire Historical Society.

Ni. pri.—Nisi prius.

N. J.—New Jersey.

n. l.—_Non liquet_, it does not appear.

N. lat.—North latitude.

N. M.—New Mexico.

N. N. E.—North-northeast.

N. N. W.—North-northwest.

N. O.—New Orleans.

No.—_Numero_, number.

Nol pros.—_Nolle prosequi_, unwilling to proceed.

Nom. or nom.—Nominative.

Non con.—Not content; dissenting, (House of Lords.)

Non. cul.—_Non culpabilis_, not guilty.

Non obst.—_Non obstante_, notwithstanding.

Non pros.—_Non prosequitur_, he does not prosecute.

Non seq.—_Non sequitur_, it does not follow.

Nos.—Numbers.

Nov.—November.

N. P.—Notary Public.

N. S.—New Style, (after 1752;) Nova Scotia.

n. u.—Name or names unknown.

Num.—Numbers; Numeral.

N. V. M.—Nativity of the Virgin Mary.

N. W.—Northwest.

N. Y.—New York.

N. Y. H. S.—New York Historical Society.

O.—Ohio; _Octarius_, a pint.

Ob.—_Obiit_, he or she died.

Obad.—Obadiah.

Obs.—Obsolete; Observatory; Observation.

Obt. or obdt.—Obedient.

Oct.—October.

O. F.—Odd-Fellow or Odd-Fellows.

O. K.—All correct, (slang.)

Old Test. or O. T.—Old Testament.

Olym.—Olympiad.

Opt.—Optics.

Or.—Oregon.

Orig.—Originally.

Ornith.—Ornithology.

O. S.—Old Style, (before 1752.)

O. U. A.—Order of United Americans.

Oxf.—Oxford.

Oxon.—_Oxonia_, _Oxonii_, Oxford.

oz.—Ounce.

P.—_Particula_, a little part, as much as can be taken between
the ends of two fingers; _pondere_, by weight.

P. or p.—Page; Part; Participle.

Pa. or Penna.—Pennsylvania.

Pal.—Palæontology.

Par.—Paragraph.

Par. pas.—Parallel passage.

Parl.—Parliament.

Pathol.—Pathology.

Payt.—Payment.

Pb.—_Plumbum_, lead.

P. C.—_Patres Conscripti_, Conscript Fathers; Senators.

P. C.—Privy Council; Privy Councillor.

Pd.—Paid.

P. E.—Protestant Episcopal.

P. E. I.—Prince Edward Island.

Pent.—Pentecost.

Per, or pr.—By the, or per lb.

Per an.—_Per annum_, by the year.

Per cent.—_Per centum_, by the hundred.

Peri.—Perigee.

Pet.—Peter.

P. G.—Past Grand.

Phar.—Pharmacy.

Ph. B.—_Philosophiæ Baccalaureus_, Bachelor of Philosophy.

Ph. D.—_Philosophiæ Doctor_, Doctor of Philosophy.

Ph. G.—_Pharmaciæ Graduatus_, Graduate in Pharmacy.

Phil.—Philip; Philippians; Philosophy; Philemon.

Phila. or Phil.—Philadelphia.

Philem.—Philemon.

Philom.—_Philomathes_, a lover of learning.

Philomath.—_Philomathematicus_, a lover of the mathematics.

Phil. Trans.—Philosophical Transactions.

Phren.—Phrenology.

P. H. S.—Pennsylvania Historical Society.

Pinx. or pxt.—_Pinxit_, he painted it.

P. J.—President Judge; Police Justice.

Pl. or Plur.—Plural.

Plff.—Plaintiff.

P. M.—_Post meridiem_, afternoon; Post-master; Passed
Midshipman.

P. M. G.—Postmaster-General.

P. O.—Post-Office.

Pop.—Population.

Port.—Portugal or Portuguese.

P. P.—_Pater patria_, the father of his country; _Propositum
publice_, public notification.

P. P. C.—_Pour prendre congé_, to take leave.

Pp. or pp.—Pages.

Pph.—Pamphlet.

P. R.—_Populus Romanus_, the Roman people.

P. R. A.—President of Royal Academy.

P. R. C.—_Post Romanum conditum_, from the building of Rome.

Pref.—Preface.

Prep.—Preposition.

Pres.—President.

Prin.—Principally.

Prob.—Problem.

Prof.—Professor.

Pron.—Pronoun; Pronunciation.

Prop.—Proposition.

Prot.—Protestant.

Pro tem.—_Pro tempore_, for the time being.

Prov.—Proverbs; Provost.

prox.—_Proximo_, next (month.)

P. R. S.—President of the Royal Society.

P. S.—_Post scriptum_, Postscript; Privy Seal.

Ps.—Psalm or Psalms.

Pt.—Part; Pint; Payment; Point; Port.

p. t.—Post-town.

P. T. O.—Please turn over.

Pub.—Publisher; Publication; Published; Public.

Pub. Doc.—Public Documents.

p. v.—Post-village.

pwt.—Pennyweight; pennyweights.

Q.—Queen; Question.

q.—quintal; _Quasi_, as it were; almost.

Q. B.—Queen’s Bench.

Q. C.—Queen’s College; Queen’s Counsel.

q. d.—_Quasi dicat_, as if he should say; _quasi dictum_, as if
said; _quasi dixisset_, as if he had said.

q. e.—_Quod est_, which is.

q. e. d.—_Quod erat demonstrandum_, which was to be proved.

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_, how; by what means.

Q. M. G.—Quartermaster-General.

q. p. or q. pl.—_Quantum placet_, as much as you please.

Qr.—Quarter.

Q. S.—Quarter Sessions.

q. s.—_Quantum sufficit_, a sufficient quantity.

qt.—Quart.

qu. or qy. (?).—_Quære_, inquire; query.

Quar.—Quarterly.

Ques.—Question.

q. v.—_Quod vide_, which see; _Quantum vis_, as much as you
will.

℞.—_Recipe_, take; Response, in church books.

R.—_Regina_, Queen; _Rex_, King; River; Rood; Rod.

R. A.—Royal Academy; Royal Academician; Royal Artillery.

R. A.—Royal Arch; Royal Association.

R. E.—Royal Engineers.

Rec.—Recipe; Recorder.

Recd.—Received.

Rec. Sec.—Recording Secretary.

Rect.—Rector; Receipt.

Ref.—Reference.

Ref. Ch.—Reformed Church.

Reg.—Register; Regular.

Reg. Prof.—Regius Professor.

Regr.—Registrar.

Regt.—Regiment.

Rel.—Religion.

Rep.—Representative; Republican; Report.

Rev.—Reverend; Revelation (Book of;) Review; Revenue; Revise.

Rhet.—Rhetoric.

R. I.—Rhode Island.

Richd.—Richard.

R. M.—Royal Marines; Royal Mail.

R. M. S.—Royal Mail Steamer.

R. N.—Royal Navy.

Ro.—_Recto_, right—hand page.

Robt.—Robert.

Rom.—Romans (Book of.)

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.

Ta.—Tantalum (Columbium.)

T. E.—Topographical Engineers.

Tenn.—Tennessee.

Ter.—Territory.

Tex.—Texas.

Text. Rec.—_Textus Receptus_, the Received Text.

Thlr.—Thaler, (German coin.)

Th. or Thurs.—Thursday.

Theo.—Theodore.

Theol.—Theology; Theological.

Theoph.—Theophilus.

Thess.—Thessalonians.

Tho’.—Though.

Thos.—Thomas.

Thro’.—Through.

Tim.—Timothy.

Tit.—Titus.

T. O.—Turn over.

Tob.—Tobit.

Tom.—Volume.

Topog.—Topography; Topographical.

Tr.—Transpose; Translator; Translation.

Tr.—Trustee. Trs.—Trustees.

tr.—_Trillo_, a shake.

Trans.—Translator; Translation; Transactions.

Treas.—Treasurer.

Trin.—Trinity.

Tues. or Tu.—Tuesday.

Typ.—Typographer.

U. C.—Upper Canada.

U. C.—_Urbe conditâ_, year of Rome.

U. E. I. C.—United East India Company.

U. G. R. R.—Underground Railway.

U. J. D.—_Utriusque Juris Doctor_, Doctor of both Laws, (Civil
and Canon.)

U. K.—United Kingdom.

ult.—_Ultimo_, last; of the last month.

Unit.—Unitarian.

Univ.—University.

U. P. C.—United Presbyterian Church.

U. S.—United States.

u. s.—_Ut supra_ or _uti supra_, as above.

U. S. A.—United States of America; United States Army.

U. S. M.—United States Mail; United States Marines.

U. S. M. A.—United States Military Academy.

U. S. N.—United States Navy.

U. S. N. A.—United States Naval Academy.

U. S. S.—United States Senate.

U. S. V.—United States Volunteers.

U. T.—Utah Territory.

V.—Five or fifth.

V.—Violin; VV.—Violins.

v. or vid.—_Vide_, see.

v. or vs.—_Versus_, against; _Versiculo_, in such a verse.

Va.—Virginia.

Vat.—Vatican.

V. C.—Vice-Chancellor.

V. D. M.—_Verbi Dei Minister_, Minister of God’s Word.

Ven.—Venerable.

Ven. or Ven. Fa.—_Venire facias_, a writ to a sheriff to summon
a jury.

Ven. Ex.—_Venditione exponas_, a writ of execution directed to
a sheriff to sell goods, etc.

Ver.—Verse.

V. G.—Vicar-General.

v. g.—_Verbi gratiâ_, as for example.

VI.—Six or sixth.

VII.—Seven or seventh.

VIII.—Eight or eighth.

Vice. Pres. or V. P.—Vice-President.

Visc.—Viscount.

viz. or vl.—_Videlicit_, to wit; namely; that is to say.

Vo.—_Verso_, left-hand page.

Vol.—Volume.

V. R.—_Victoria Regina_, Queen Victoria.

Vt.—Vermont.

Vul.—Vulgate (Version.)

vv. ll.—_Variæ lectiones_, different readings.

v. y.—Various years.

W.—West.

Wash.—Washington.

Wed.—Wednesday.

w. f.—Wrong fount.

Whf.—Wharf.

W. I.—West India.

Wisc.—Wisconsin.

Wisd.—Wisdom, (Book of.)

Wk.—Week.

W. lon.—West longitude.

W. M.—Worshipful Master.

Wm.—William.

W. N. W.—West-northwest.

Wpful.—Worshipful.

W. S.—Writer to the Signet.

W. S. W.—West-southwest.

W. T.—Washington Territory.

Wt.—Weight.

W. Va.—West Virginia.

X.—Ten or tenth.

XI.—Eleven.

XII.—Twelve.

XIII.—Thirteen.

XIV.—Fourteen.

XV.—Fifteen.

XVI.—Sixteen.

XVII.—Seventeen.

XVIII.—Eighteen.

XIX.—Nineteen.

XX.—Twenty.

XXX.—Thirty.

XL.—Forty.

XC.—Ninety.

X. or Xt.—Christ.

Xmas or Xm.—Christmas.

Xn. or Xtian.—Christian.

Xnty. or Xty.—Christianity.

Xper. or Xr.—Christopher.

Yd.—Yard.

y. or yᵉ.—The.

yᵐ.—Them.

yⁿ.—Then.

yʳ.—Their; Your.

yˢ.—This.

yᵗ.—That.

Y. M. C. A.—Young Men’s Christian Association.

Yrs.—Years; Yours.

Zach.—Zachary.

Zech.—Zechariah.

Zeph.—Zephaniah.

Zool.—Zoology.

&.—And.

&c.—And so forth.

FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES, WITH TRANSLATIONS.

_A bas._—Down with.

_A capite ad calcem._—From head to foot.

_A fin._—To the end.

_A fortiori._—With stronger reason.

_A l’abandon._—At random.

_A la bonne heure._—Opportunely; in good time.

_A la dérobée._—By stealth.

_A la mode._—According to the fashion.

_A main armée._—With force of arms.

_A mensa et thoro._—From bed and board.

_A posteriori._—From effect to cause; from the latter.

_A priori._—From cause to effect; from the former.

_A tempo giusto._—To sing or play in true time. (_Music._)

_A tempo rimo._—To restore the original movement. (_Music._)

_A vinculo matrimonii._—From the tie of marriage.

_A votre santé._—To your health.

_Ab extra._—From without.

_Ab initio._—From the beginning.

_Ab origine._—From the beginning.

_Ab ova._—From the beginning.

_Ab urbe conditâ._—From the building of the city (Rome);
abridged A. U. C.

_Abit invidia._—All offence apart; let there be no malice.

_Absit omen._—May it not prove ominous.

_Absque hoc._—Without this or that.

_Ac etiam._—And also.

_Actum est de republica._—It is all over with the commonwealth.

_Ad absurdum._—To show the absurdity.

_Ad arbitrium._—At pleasure.

_Ad astra per aspera._—To the stars through difficulties.

_Ad captandum vulgus._—To catch the mob or the vulgar.

_Ad eundem._—To the same point or degree.

_Ad finem._—To the end.

_Ad Græcas Calendas._—An indefinite postponement. (The Greeks
had no calends.)

_Ad hominem._—To the man (that is, to the interests or the
passions of the man.)

_Ad infinitum._—Without end.

_Ad inquirendum._—For inquiry.

_Ad interim._—In the mean while.

_Ad libitum._—At pleasure.

_Ad litem._—For the action (at law.)

_Ad nauseam._—To a disgusting degree.

_Ad referendum._—For further consideration.

_Ad rem._—To the purpose.

_Ad unguem._—To the nail; exactly; nicely.

_Ad valorem._—According to the value.

_Addendum._—An addition or appendix.

_Adhuc sub judice lis est._—The affair is not yet decided.

_Ægrescit medendo._—The remedy is worse than the disease.

_Æquam servare mentem._—To preserve an equable mind.

_Æquo animo._—With an equable mind.

_Ære perennius._—More lasting than brass; enduring ever.

_Affaire du cœur._—A love affair; an amour.

_Afflatus._—Inspiration.

_Agenda._—Things to be done.

_Agitato._—A broken style of performance, to awaken surprise.
(_Music._)

_Agnus Dei._—Lamb of God.

_Aide-de-camp._—Assistant to a general.

_Aide-toi, et le ciel t’aidera._—Help thyself, and Heaven will
help thee.

_Alere flammam._—To feed the flame.

_Al fresco._—In the open air.

_Alga._—A kind of sea-weed.

_Alguazil._—A Spanish constable.

_Alias._—Otherwise; elsewhere.

_Alibi._—Elsewhere; not present.

_Alis volat propriis._—She flies with her own wings.

_Aliunde._—From some other quarter or person.

_Allegretto._—A movement quicker than _andante_, but not so
quick as _allegro_. (_Music._)

_Allemande._—A kind of German dance.

_Alma mater._—Benign mother (applied to a university.)

_Alter ego._—A second self.

_Alto octavo._—An octave higher.

_Alto relievo._—High relief. (_Sculpture._)

_Alto ripieno._—The tenor of a great chorus.

_Alto violino._—A small tenor violin.

_Amende._—Compensation; apology.

_Ami du peuple._—Friend of the people.

_Amicus curiæ._—A friend of the court.

_Amor patriæ._—Love of country.

_Amour propre._—Self-love; vanity.

_Ancien régime._—Former administration; ancient order of things.

_Andante._—Moderately slow movement, between _largo_ and
_allegro_. (_Music._)

_Anglicè._—In English.

_Anguis in herbâ._—A snake in the grass.

_Animis opibusque parati._—Ever ready with our lives and
property.

_Animo et fide._—By (or with) courage and faith.

_Animo facto._—Really and truly.

_Animus furandi._—Felonious intent.

_Anno Domini._—In the year of our Lord.

_Anno lucis._—In the year of light.

_Anno mundi._—In the year of the world.

_Annus mirabilis._—Year of wonders.

_Ante bellum._—Before the war.

_Ante lucem._—Before light.

_Ante meridiem._—Before noon.

_Aperçu._—A brief sketch of any subject.

_Appogiatura._—A note in a smaller character than the regular
notes of the piece. (_Music._)

_Apropos_ (Fr. _à propos_.)—To the purpose.

_Aqua vitæ._—Water of life; brandy.

_Arbiter elegantiarum._—Master of ceremonies; an umpire in
matters of taste.

_Arcana imperii._—State secrets.

_Arcanum._—A secret.

_Argumentum ad crumenam._—An argument to the purse.

_Argumentum ad fidem._—An appeal to faith.

_Argumentum ad hominem._—An argument to the person.

_Argumentum ad ignorantiam._—An argument founded on an
adversary’s ignorance of facts.

_Argumentum ad judicium._—An appeal to the common sense of
mankind.

_Argumentum ad populum._—An appeal to the people.

_Argumentum ad verecundiam._—An argument to modesty.

_Argumentum baculinum._—Club law.

_Arioso._—Light, airy.

_Armiger._—One bearing arms; an esquire.

_Arpeggio._—The notes of a chord played in rapid succession,
and not simultaneously. (_Music._)

_Arrière-pensée._—Mental reservation.

_Ars est celare artem._—True art is to conceal art.

_Assumpsit._—It is assumed or taken for granted.

_Astra castra, Numen lumen._—The stars my camp, the Deity my
light.

_At spes non fracta._—But hope is not broken.

_Au fait._—Well instructed; master of it.

_Au fond._—To the bottom, or main point.

_Au pied de la lettre._—Literally.

_Au pis aller._—At the worst.

_Au revoir._—Farewell.

_Audi alteram partem._—Hear the other side.

_Aura popularis._—The gale of popular favour.

_Auri sacra fames._—The accursed thirst for gold.

_Auter droit._—Another’s right

_Auter foit._—Another time.

_Auter vie._—Another’s life.

_Aut vincere aut mori._—Victory or death.

_Auto-da-fé_, _Auto-de-fe_.—An act of faith; burning of
heretics.

_Auxilium ab alto._—Help from on high.

_Avant-coureur._—A forerunner.

_Ave, Maria._—Hail, Mary.

_Badinage._—Light or playful discourse.

_Bagatelle._—A trifle.

_Bas bleu._—A blue-stocking; a literary woman.

_Basso-continuo._—Thorough bass.

_Basso-relievo._—Figures in low relief.

_Bateau._—A long light boat.

_Beau-idéal._—A model of ideal perfection.

_Beau monde._—The fashionable world.

_Bel esprit._—A brilliant mind.

_Bella-donna._—The deadly nightshade; fair lady.

_Belles-lettres._—Polite literature.

_Bellum internecinum._—A war of extermination.

_Bellum lethale._—A deadly war.

_Bene placito._—At pleasure. (_Music._)

_Benigno numine._—-By the favour of Providence.

_Ben trovato._—Well found; an ingenious solution.

_Billet-doux._—A love-letter.

_Bis dat qui citò dat._—He gives twice who gives promptly.

_Bis peccare in bello non licet._—To blunder twice is not
allowed in war.

_Bis vincit, qui se vincit in victoriâ._—He conquers a second
time, who controls himself in victory.

_Bizarre._—Odd; fantastic.

_Blasé._—Surfeited.

_Bon gré mal gré._—Willing or unwilling.

_Bon jour._—Good-day; good-morning.

_Bon mot._—A witty saying; a jest; a quibble.

_Bon soir._—Good-evening.

_Bon ton._—High fashion; first-class society.

_Bon vivant._—A high liver.

_Bona fide._—In good faith.

_Bon-bon._—A sweetmeat; confectionery.

_Bonhomie._—Good-natured simplicity.

_Bonis nocet quisquis pepercerit malis._—He hurts the good who
spares the bad.

_Bonne bouche._—A delicious morsel.

_Bonus._—An extra payment for a service rendered or a thing
received.

_Boreas._—The north wind.

_Boudoir._—A small private apartment.

_Bourgeois._—A citizen of the trading class; a printing type.

_Bourgeoisie._—The body of citizens.

_Bravura._—A song of difficult execution.

_Breveté._—Patented.

_Brutum fulmen._—A harmless thunderbolt; unreasoning bluster.

_Burletta._—A musical farce.

_Cachet._—A seal.

_Cacoethes._—A bad habit or custom.

_Cacoethes carpendi._—A rage for finding fault.

_Cacoethes loquendi._—An itch for speaking.

_Cacoethes scribendi._—A passion for writing.

_Cadenza._—The fall or modulation of the voice, in music.

_Cæca est invidia._—Envy is blind.

_Cætera desunt._—The remainder is wanting.

_Cæteris paribus._—Other things being equal.

_Calibre._—Capacity or compass; mental power; a term in gunnery.

_Camera obscura._—A dark chamber used by artists.

_Campus Martius._—The field of Mars; a place of military
exercise.

_Canaille._—The rabble.

_Candida Pax._—White-robed Peace.

_Cantata._—A poem set to music.

_Cantate Domino._—Sing to the Lord.

_Cap-à-pie._—From head to foot.

_Capias ad satisfaciendum._—You may take to satisfy.

_Capriccio._—A fanciful irregular kind of musical composition.

_Capriole._—A leap without advancing; capers.

_Caput mortuum._—Dead head; the worthless remains.

_Caret._—Is wanting or omitted.

_Caret initio et fine._—It wants beginning and end.

_Carpe diem._—Enjoy the present day.

_Carte blanche._—Unconditional terms.

_Casus belli._—An occasion for war.

_Casus fæderis._—A case of conspiracy; the end of the league.

_Catalogue raisonné._—A catalogue of books arranged according
to their subjects.

_Cause célèbre._—A remarkable trial in a court of justice.

_Caveat actor._—Let the doer beware.

_Caveat emptor._—Let the purchaser take heed or beware.

_Cavendo tutus._—Safe through caution.

_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coûte._—It is only the first
step which is difficult.

_Cedant arma togæ._—Let military power yield to the civil.

_Cede Deo._—Submit to Providence.

_Certiorari._—To be made more certain.

_Cessio bonorum._—Yielding up of goods.

_C’est une autre chose._—That is quite a different thing.

_Chacun à son goût._—Every one to his taste.

_Chanson._—A song.

_Chansonnette._—A little song.

_Chapeau._—A hat.

_Chapelle ardente._—The place where a dead person lies in state.

_Chaperon._—An attendant on a lady, as a guide and protector.

_Chargé d’affaires._—An ambassador of second rank.

_Château._—A castle; a country mansion.

_Chef-d’œuvre._—A masterpiece.

_Chevalier d’industrie._—A knight of industry; one who lives by
persevering fraud.

_Chi tace confessa._—Silence is confession.

_Chiaro-oscuro_ or _Chiaroscuro_.—Light and shadow in painting.

_Chose qui plaît est à demi vendue._—A thing which pleases is
already half sold.

_Cicerone._—A guide or conductor.

_Cicisbeo._—A dangler after a lady.

_Ci-devant._—Formerly; former.

_Circa._—About.

_Citò maturum citò putridum._—Soon ripe, soon rotten.

_Clarior e tenebris._—More bright from obscurity.

_Clique._—A party; a gang.

_Cognomen._—A surname.

_Comme il faut._—As it should be.

_Commune bonum._—A common good.

_Communia propriè dicere._—To express common things with
propriety.

_Communibus annis._—One year with another.

_Compos mentis._—Of sound mind.

_Con amore._—With love or hearty inclination.

_Concio ad clerum._—A discourse to the clergy.

_Congé d’élire._—Permission to elect.

_Connoisseur._—-A skilful judge.

_Consensus facet legem._—Consent makes the law.

_Contour._—The outline of a figure.

_Contra._—Against.

_Contra bonos mores._—Against good manners.

_Contretemps._—A mischance; disappointment.

_Coram nobis._—Before us.

_Coram non judice._—Before one who is not the proper judge.

_Cornucopia._—The horn of plenty.

_Corpus delicti._—The whole nature of the offence.

_Corrigenda._—Corrections to be made.

_Coryphæus._—A leader, or chief.

_Cotillon._—A lively dance.

_Couleur de rose._—Rose-colour; an aspect of beauty and
attractiveness.

_Coup de grâce._—The finishing stroke.

_Coup de main._—A bold and rapid enterprise.

_Coup de pied._—A kick.

_Coup de soleil._—A stroke of the sun.

_Coup d’état._—A master-stroke of state policy.

_Coup d’œil._—Rapid view or glance.

_Coûte qu’il coûte._—Cost what it may.

_Credat Judæus._—A Jew may believe it.

_Crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit._—The love of
money increases as rapidly as the money itself increases.

_Crescit eundo._—It increases by going.

_Crescite et multiplicamini._—Increase and multiply.

_Crimen falsi._—Falsehood; perjury.

_Crux criticorum._—The cross or puzzle of critics.

_Cui bono?_—To whose good?

_Cui malo?_—To whose harm?

_Cul de sac._—The bottom of the bag; a difficulty; a street or
lane that has no outlet.

_Cum grano salis._—With a grain of salt; with some allowance.

_Cum multis aliis._—With many others.

_Cum privilegio._—With privilege.

_Curia advisari vult._—The court wishes to be advised.

_Curiosa felicitas._—A felicitous tact.

_Currente calamo._—With a running pen; written off-hand.

_Custos rotulorum._—Keeper of the rolls.

_Da capo._—Over again.

_Damnant quod non intelligunt._—They condemn what they do not
comprehend.

_Data._—Things granted, (sing. _datum_.)

_De bonis non._—Of the goods not yet administered on.

_De die in diem._—From day to day.

_De facto._—In fact; in reality.

_De gustibus non est disputandum._—There is no disputing about
tastes.

_De jure._—By law or right.

_De mortuis nil nisi bonum._—Say nothing but what is good of
the dead.

_De novo._—Anew.

_De profundis._—Out of the depths.

_De trop._—Out of place; not wanted.

_Debito justitiæ._—By debt of justice.

_Début._—Beginning of an enterprise; first appearance.

_Deceptio visûs._—An illusion of the sight.

_Dedimus potestatem._—We have given power.

_Deficit._—A want of deficiency.

_Dei gratiâ._—By the grace of God.

_Déjeûner à la fourchette._—A breakfast or luncheon with meats.

_Dele._—Blot out or erase.

_Delenda est Carthago._—Carthage must be blotted out.

_Delta_ (the Greek letter Δ,) a triangular tract of land toward
the mouth of a river.

_Dénouement._—An unravelling or winding up.

_Deo adjuvante, non timendum._—God helping, nothing need be
feared.

_Deo favente._—With God’s favour.

_Deo gratias._—Thanks to God.

_Deo juvante._—With God’s help.

_Deo non fortunâ._—From God, not fortune.

_Deo volente_, or _D. V._—God willing.

_Dépôt._—A store; the recruiting reserve of regiments.

_Dernier ressort._—The last resort.

_Desideratum._—Something desired or wanted.

_Desunt cætera._—The other things are wanting.

_Detinet._—He detains; he keeps.

_Détour._—A circuitous march.

_Detur digniori._—Let it be given to the more worthy.

_Deus ex machinâ._—A god from the clouds; unexpected aid in an
emergency.

_Devastavit._—He wasted.

_Devoir._—Duty.

_Dexter._—The right hand.

_Dictum._—A positive assertion (pl. _dicta_.)

_Dictum de dicto._—Report upon hearsay.

_Dies faustus._—A lucky day.

_Dies iræ._—Day of wrath.

_Dies non._—A day on which judges do not sit.

_Dieu et mon droit._—God and my right.

_Dieu vous garde._—God protect you.

_Dii majorum gentium._—The gods of the superior class; the
twelve superior gods.

_Dii penates._—Household gods.

_Dilettanti._—Persons who devote themselves to science merely
for amusement or relaxation. (Sing. _Dilettante_.)

_Diluvium._—A deposit of superficial loam, sand, &c. caused by
a deluge.

_Dirigo._—I direct or guide.

_Disjecta membra._—Scattered parts, limbs, or writings.

_Distrait._—Absent in thought; absent-minded.

_Distringas._—A writ for distraining.

_Divide et impera._—Divide and govern.

_Doce ut discas._—Teach, that you may learn.

_Docendo dicimus._—We learn by teaching.

_Dolce._—Soft and agreeable. (_Music._)

_Dolce far niente._—Sweet idleness.

_Doli incapax._—Incapable of mischief.

_Doloroso._—Soft and pathetic. (_Music._)

_Domicile_ (L. _domicilium_.)—An abode.

_Domine dirige nos._—O Lord, direct us.

_Dominus vobiscum._—The Lord be with you.

_Double entendre._—Double meaning (correctly written _double
entente_.)

_Douceur._—A present or bribe; sweetness.

_Draco._—A dragon; a constellation.

_Dramatis personæ._—The characters in a play.

_Duet_ (Ital. _duetto_.)—A song for two performers.

_Dulce est desipere in loco._—It is pleasant to jest, or revel,
at the proper time.

_Dulce et decorum est pro patriâ mori._—It is sweet and
pleasant to die for one’s country.

_Dulia._—An inferior kind of worship.

_Dum spiro, spero._—Whilst I breathe, I hope.

_Dum vivimus, vivamus._—While we live, let us live.

_Duo._—Two; a two-part song.

_Duodecimo._—A book having twelve leaves to a sheet.

_Durante placito_, or _durante beneplacito_.—During pleasure.

_Durante vitâ._—During life.

_Dux fœmina facti._—A woman was the leader to the deed.

_E pluribus unum._—One out of many; one composed of many: the
motto of the United States.

_Eau de vie._—Brandy; water of life.

_Ecce homo._—Behold the man.

_Ecce signum._—Behold the sign.

_Eclaircissement._—The clearing-up of an affair.

_Eclat._—Splendour; applause.

_Editio princeps._—The first edition.

_Eheu!_—Ah, alas!

_Elan._—Buoyancy; dash.

_Elegit._—He hath elected; a writ of execution.

_Elève._—A pupil.

_Elite._—The best part.

_Embonpoint._—Roundness; good condition.

_Emeritus._—One retired from active official duties.

_Emeute._—Insurrection; uproar.

_Empressement._—Eagerness; ardour.

_En ami._—As a friend.

_En avant!_—Forward!

_En flûte._—Carrying guns on the upper deck only.

_En grande tenue._—In full dress.

_En masse._—In a mass; in a body.

_En passant._—By the way; in passing.

_En rapport._—In communication.

_En revanche._—In return.

_En route._—On the way.

_Enceinte._—Pregnant.

_Enfans perdus._—Lost children; the forlorn hope.

_Ennui._—Weariness; lassitude.

_Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem._—By his sword he
seeks the calm repose of liberty.

_Ensemble._—The whole taken together.

_Entente cordiale._—The cordial understanding between two
countries.

_Entre nous._—Between ourselves.

_Entrée._—Entrance.

_Entremets._—Small and dainty dishes set between the principal
ones at table.

_Eo nomine._—By that name.

_Equilibrium._—Equality of weight; even balance.

_Ergo._—Therefore.

_Eripuit cælo fulmen, sceptrumque tyrannis._—He snatched the
thunderbolt from heaven, and the sceptre from tyrants.

_Erratum._—A mistake or error (pl. _errata_.)

_Escrow._—A deed or writing left with another, to be delivered
on the performance of something specified.

_Espièglerie._—Waggish tricks.

_Esprit de corps._—The animating spirit of a collective body.

_Est modus in rebus._—There is a medium in all things.

_Estoppel._—A stop, a preventive plea.

_Esto perpetua._—May it last forever.

_Et cætera._—And the rest.

_Eureka._—I have found it.

_Ex._—Out of; late (as, ex-consul.)

_Ex animo._—Heartily.

_Ex cathedrâ._—From the chair; with high authority.

_Ex concesso._—From what has been granted.

_Ex curiâ._—Out of court.

_Ex fumo dare lucem._—Out of smoke to bring light.

_Ex nihilo nihil fit._—Nothing can come of nothing.

_Ex officio._—By virtue of his office.

_Ex parte._—On one side only (before a noun, _exparte_.)

_Ex pede Herculem._—We recognize a Hercules from the size of
the foot: that is, we judge of the whole from the specimen.

_Ex post facto._—After the deed is done.

_Ex tempore._—Without premeditation.

_Ex uno disce omnes._—From one learn all; from one judge of the
whole.

_Excelsior._—More elevated; onward.

_Excerpta._—Extracts.

_Exempli gratiâ._—As for example.

_Exeunt omnes._—All retire.

_Experimentum crucis._—A decisive experiment.

_Experto credo._—Believe one who has experience.

_Exposé._—An exposition; recital.

_Faber suæ fortunæ._—The architect of his own fortune.

_Facile primus, facile princeps._—By far the first or chiefest.

_Facilis est descensus._—Descent is easy.

_Fac simile._—Make it like; hence, an exact copy.

_Fac totum._—Do all; a man of all work.

_Facta est lux._—There was light.

_Fas est ab hoste doceri._—It is allowable to learn even from
an enemy.

_Fata obstant._—The fates oppose it.

_Fauteuil._—An easy-chair.

_Faux pas._—A false step.

_Felo de se._—A self-murderer.

_Feme couverte._—A married woman.

_Feme sole._—A woman unmarried.

_Festina lente._—Hasten slowly; advance steadily rather than
hurriedly.

_Fête._—A feast or celebration.

_Fête champêtre._—A rural feast.

_Feu de joie._—A bonfire; a discharge of musketry on days of
rejoicing.

_Feuilleton._—A small leaf; a supplement to a newspaper; a
pamphlet.

_Fiat._—Let it be done.

_Fiat justitia, ruat cœlum._—Let justice be done, though the
heavens should fall.

_Fiat lux._—Let there be light.

_Fide, non armis._—By faith, not by arms.

_Fide, sed cui vide._—Trust, but see whom.

_Fides et justitia._—-Fidelity and justice.

_Fidus Achates._—Faithful Achates (that is, a true friend.)

_Fieri facias._—Cause it to be done (a kind of writ.)

_Filius nullius._—A son of nobody.

_Fille-de-chambre._—A chambermaid.

_Finale._—To close or end.

_Finem respice._—Look to the end.

_Finis._—The end.

_Finis coronat opus._—The end crowns the work.

_Flagrante bello._—While the war is raging.

_Flagrante delicto._—In the commission of the crime.

_Flâneur._—A lounger.

_Flecti, non frangi._—To be bent, not to be broken.

_Fleur-de-lis._—The flower of the lily (pl. _fleurs-de-lis_.)

_Forte._—In music, a direction to sing or play with force or
spirit.

_Fortes fortuna juvat._—Fortune assists the brave.

_Fortissimo._—Very loud.

_Fortiter in re._—Resolute in deed.

_Fracas._—Bustle; a slight quarrel; more ado about the thing
than it is worth.

_Fruges consumere nati._—Born merely to consume the fruits of
the earth.

_Fugam fecit._—He has taken to flight.

_Fuit Ilium._—Troy _has_ been.

_Functus officio._—Out of office.

_Furore._—Excitement.

_Gaieté de cœur._—Gayety of heart.

_Gallicè._—In French.

_Gardez bien._—Take good care.

_Gardez la foi._—Keep the faith.

_Gaucherie._—Awkwardness.

_Gaudeamus igitur._—So let us be joyful.

_Gendarme._—A military policeman.

_Gendarmerie._—The body of the _gendarmes_.

_Genius loci._—The genius of the place.

_Genus irritabile vatum._—Irritable tribe of poets.

_Gloria in excelsis._—Glory to God in the highest.

_Gratis._—Free of cost.

_Gratis dictum._—Mere assertion.

_Gravamen._—The thing complained of.

_Grisette._—Dressed in gray (a term applied to French
shop-girls, &c.)

_Gusto._—Great relish.

_Habeas corpus._—You are to have the body; a writ of right, by
virtue of which every citizen can, when imprisoned, demand to
be put on his trial.

_Habitué._—A frequenter.

_Hæc olim meminisse juvabit._—It will be pleasant hereafter to
remember these things.

_Haricot._—A kind of ragout; a kidney-bean.

_Haud passibus æquis._—Not with equal steps. [Wrongly quoted:
see _Non_, &c.]

_Haut gout._—High flavour.

_Hauteur._—Haughtiness.

_Helluo librorum._—A book-worm.

_Hic et ubique._—Here, there, and everywhere.

_Hic jacet._—Here lies.

_Hinc illæ lacrymæ._—Hence proceed these tears.

_Hoc age._—Do this; attend to what you are doing.

_Homme d’esprit._—A man of talent, or of wit.

_Homo multarum literarum._—A man of much learning.

_Honi soit qui mal y pense._—Evil be to him that evil thinks.

_Honores mutant mores._—Honours change men’s manners.

_Hora fugit._—The hour or time flies.

_Horresco referens._—I shudder to relate.

_Hors de combat._—Disabled for fighting; vanquished.

_Hortus siccus._—A collection of dried plants.

_Hostis humani generis._—An enemy of the human race.

_Hotel de ville._—A town-hall.

_Hôtel-Dieu._—The chief hospital in French cities.

_Humanum est errare._—It is human to err.

_Hunc tu caveto._—Beware of him.

_Ibidem_, contracted _ibid._ or _id._—In the same place.

_Ich dien._—I serve.

_Id est._—That is; abridged _i. e._

_Id genus omne._—All of that sort.

_Idem_, contracted _id._—The same. (_Id. ib._, the same author;
in the same place.)

_Idoneus homo._—A fit man.

_Ignoramus._—We are ignorant.

_Ignorantia legis neminem excusat._—Ignorance of the law
excuses no one.

_Il a le diable au corps._—The devil is in him.

_Imitatores, servum pecus._—Imitators, a servile herd.

_Imperium in imperio._—One government existing within another.

_Impransus._—One who has not dined.

_Imprimatur._—Let it be printed.

_Imprimis._—In the first place.

_Impromptu._—A prompt remark without study.

_In articulo mortis._—At the point of death.

_In capite._—In the head.

_In cœlo quies._—There is rest in heaven.

_In commendam._—In trust.

_In conspectu fori._—In the eye of the law; in the sight of the
court.

_In curiâ._—In the court.

_In duplo._—Twice as much.

_In equilíbrio._—Equally balanced.

_In esse._—In being.

_In extenso._—At full length.

_In extremis._—At the point of death.

_In formâ pauperis._—As a pauper.

_In foro conscientiæ._—Before the tribunal of conscience.

_In hoc signo vinces._—In this sign thou shalt conquer.

_In limine._—At the threshold.

_In loco._—In the place.

_In medias res._—Into the midst of things.

_In memoriam._—To the memory of.

_In perpetuum._—Forever.

_In petto._—In reserve; in one’s breast.

_In posse._—In possible existence.

_In posterum._—For the time to come.

_In propriâ personâ._—In his own person.

_In puris naturalibus._—Quite naked.

_In re._—In the matter of.

_In situ._—In its original situation.

_In statu quo._—In the former state.

_In te, Domine, speravi._—In thee, Lord, have I put my trust.

_In terrorem._—By way of warning.

_In totidem verbis._—In so many words.

_In toto._—Altogether.

_In transitu._—On the passage.

_In utrumque paratus._—Prepared for either event.

_In vacuo._—In empty space, or in a vacuum.

_In vino veritas._—There is truth in wine.

_Incognito._—Disguised; unknown.

_Index expurgatorius._—A list of prohibited books.

_Infra dignitatem._—Beneath one’s dignity.

_Innuendo._—Covert meaning; indirect hint.

_Inops consilii._—Without counsel.

_Insouciance._—Carelessness; indifference.

_Instar omnium._—One will suffice for all; an example to others.

_Inter alia._—Among other things.

_Inter arma leges silent._—In the midst of arms the laws are
silent.

_Inter nos._—Between ourselves.

_Inter se._—Among themselves.

_Ipse dixit._—He himself said it; dogmatic assertion.

_Ipsissima verba._—The very words.

_Ipso facto._—By the fact itself; actually.

_Ipso jure._—By the law itself.

_Ira furor brevis est._—Anger is brief madness.

_Ita lex scripta est._—Thus the law is written.

_Item._—Also.

_Jacta est alea._—The die is cast.

_Jamais arrière._—Never behind.

_Je ne sais quoi._—I know not what.

_Jet d’eau._—A jet of water.

_Jeu de mots._—Play upon words; a pun.

_Jeu d’esprit._—A witticism.

_Judicium Dei._—The judgment of God.

_Juniores ad labores._—Young men for labours.

_Jure divino._—By divine law.

_Jure gentium._—By the law of nations.

_Jure humano._—By human law.

_Jus civile._—Civil law.

_Jus gladii._—Right of the sword.

_Juste milieu._—The golden mean; a just medium.

_Justitiæ soror fides._—Faith is the sister of justice.

_La critique est aisée, et l’art est difficile._—Criticism is
easy, but art is difficult.

_Labor ipse voluptas._—Labour itself is pleasure.

_Labor omnia vincit._—Labour conquers all things.

_Laissez-nous faire._—Let us alone.

_Lapsus calami._—A slip of the pen; an error in writing.

_Lapsus linguæ._—A slip of the tongue.

_Lapsus memoriæ._—A slip of memory.

_Lares et penâtes._—Household gods.

_L’argent._—Money, or silver.

_Laudator temporis acti._—A praiser of time past.

_Laus Deo._—Praise to God.

_Laus propria sordet._—Praise of one’s own self defiles.

_Le beau monde._—The fashionable world.

_Le bon temps viendra._—The good time will come.

_Le grand œuvre._—The great work; the philosopher’s stone.

_Le pas._—Precedence in place or rank.

_Le savoir-faire._—The knowledge how to act; address.

_Le tout ensemble._—All together.

_Lege._—Read.

_Leges legum._—The law of laws.

_Lèse majesté._—High treason.

_L’étoile du nord._—The north star.

_Lettre de cachet._—A sealed letter; a royal warrant.

_Levari facias._—That you cause to be levied; a writ of
execution.

_Levée._—A morning visit or reception.

_Lex loci._—The law of the place.

_Lex magna est, et prævalebit._—The law is great, and will
prevail.

_Lex non scripta._—The unwritten or common law.

_Lex scripta._—Statute law.

_Lex talionis._—The law of retaliation.

_Lex terræ, lex patriæ._—The law of the land.

_L’homme propose, et Dieu dispose._—Man proposes, and God
disposes.

_Libretto._—A little book or pamphlet.

_Licentia vatûm._—A poetical license.

_Lingua Franca._—The mixed language spoken by Europeans in the
East.

_Liqueur._—A cordial.

_Lis litem generat._—Strife begets strife.

_Lis sub judice._—A case not yet decided.

_Lite pendente._—During the trial.

_Litera scripta manet._—The written letter remains.

_Literati._—Men of letters or learning.

_Loco citato._—In the place cited.

_Loco parentis._—In the place of the parent.

_Locum tenens._—One who holds a place for another.

_Locus sigilli_ (L. S.).—The place of the seal.

_Longo intervallo._—At a great distance.

_Ludere cum sacris._—To trifle with sacred things.

_Lusus naturæ._—A sport or freak of nature.

_Macte virtute._—Proceed in virtue.

_Mademoiselle._—A young unmarried lady.

_Magna Charta._—The great charter of England.

_Magna civitas, magna solitudo._—A great city is a great desert.

_Magna est veritas, et prævalebit._—The truth is great, and
will prevail.

_Magni nominis umbra._—The shadow of a great name.

_Magnum opus._—A great work.

_Magnus Apollo._—Great Apollo; one of high authority.

_Maison de ville._—The town-house.

_Maître d’hôtel._—An hotel-keeper; a house-steward.

_Majordomo_ (Ital. _maiordomo_.)—One who has the management of
a household.

_Malâ fide._—In bad faith; treacherously.

_Mal à propos._—Out of time; unbecoming.

_Malaria._—Noxious exhalations.

_Malgré._—In spite of.

_Malum in se._—Bad in itself.

_Mandamus._—We command: a peremptory writ to compel obedience.

_Manège._—A riding-school.

_Mania a potu._—Madness caused by drunkenness.

_Manu forti._—With a strong hand.

_Mardi gras._—Shrove-Tuesday.

_Mare clausum._—A closed sea; a bay.

_Materfamilias._—The mother of a family.

_Materia medica._—Substances used in the healing art.

_Matinée._—A morning party.

_Mauvais goût._—Bad taste.

_Mauvais sujet._—A worthless fellow.

_Mauvaise honte._—False modesty; bashfulness.

_Maximum._—The greatest.

_Maximus in minimis._—Very great in trifling things.

_Me judice._—I being judge; in my own opinion.

_Medio tutissimus ibis._—A medium course will be safest.

_Meditatione fugæ._—In contemplation of flight.

_Memento mori._—Remember death.

_Memorabilia._—Things to be remembered.

_Memoriter._—By rote.

_Ménage._—Household.

_Mens sana in corpore sano._—A sound mind in a sound body.

_Metis sibi conscia recti._—A mind conscious of rectitude.

_Mensa et thoro._—From bed and board.

_Merum sal._—Pure salt; genuine Attic wit.

_Meum et tuum._—Mine and thine.

_Minimum._—The least.

_Minutiæ._—Minute concerns; trifles.

_Mirabile dictu._—Wonderful to be told.

_Mirabilia._—Wonders.

_Mittimus._—We send: a warrant for the commitment of an
offender.

_Modus operandi._—Manner of operation.

_Montani semper liberi._—Mountaineers are always freemen.

_Morceau._—A morsel.

_More suo._—In his own way.

_Mot du guet._—A watchword.

_Multum in parvo._—Much in a small space.

_Mutanda._—Things to be altered.

_Mutatis mutandis._—The necessary changes being made.

_Mutato nomine._—The name being changed.

_Naïveté._—Ingenuousness; simplicity.

_Ne cede malis._—Yield not to misfortune.

_Ne exeat._—Let him not depart.

_Ne plus ultra._—Nothing further; the uttermost point.

_Ne quid nimis._—Not too much of any thing; do nothing to
excess.

_Ne sutor ultra crepidam._—Let not the shoemaker go beyond his
last.

_Ne tentes, aut perfice._—Attempt not, or accomplish thoroughly.

_Nec pluribus impar._—Not an unequal match for numbers.

_Nec scire fas est omnia._—It is not permitted to know all
things.

_Necessitatis non habet legem._—Necessity has no law.

_Née._—Born.

_Nefasti dies._—Days upon which no public business was
transacted; also, unlucky days.

_Nemine contradicente._—No one contradicting.

_Nemine dissentiente._—Without opposition or dissent.

_Nemo me impune lacessit._—No one wounds me with impunity.

_Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit._—No one is wise at all
times.

_Nemo repentè fuit turpissimus._—No man ever became a villain
at once.

_Nemo solus sapit._—No one is wise alone.

_Niaiserie._—Silliness.

_Nihil debet._—He owes nothing; a plea denying a debt.

_Nihil quod tetigit, non ornavit._—Whatever he touched he
embellished.

_Nil admirari._—To wonder at nothing.

_Nil desperandum._—Never despair.

_Nimium ne crede colori._—Trust not too much to looks.

_N’importe._—It matters not.

_Nisi Dominus frustra._—Unless the Lord be with us, all efforts
are in vain.

_Noblesse oblige._—Rank imposes obligation.

_Nolens volens._—Willing or unwilling.

_Noli me tangere._—Don’t touch me.

_Nolle prosequi._—Unwilling to proceed.

_Nolo episcopari._—I am not willing to be made a bishop (an old
formal way of declining a bishopric.)

_Nom de guerre._—An assumed name.

_Nom de plume._—A literary title.

_Nomen et omen._—Name and omen; a name that is ominous.

_Non compos mentis._—Not of sound mind.

_Non deficiente crumenâ._—If the money does not fail.

_Non est disputandum._—It is not to be disputed.

_Non est inventus._—Not found.

_Non libet._—It does not please me.

_Non mi ricordo._—I don’t remember.

_Non nobis solum._—Not merely for ourselves.

_Non obstante._—Notwithstanding.

_Non omnis moriar._—I shall not wholly die.

_Non passibus æquis._—Not with equal steps.

_Non sequitur._—It does not follow: an unwarranted conclusion.

_Non sibi, sed omnibus._—Not for itself, but for all.

_Nonchalance._—Coolness; easy indifference.

_Nonpareil._—Peerless; a small printing type.

_Nosce teipsum._—Know thyself.

_Noscitur ex sociis._—He is known by his companions.

_Nota bene._—Mark well.

_Nous verrons._—We shall see.

_Novus homo._—A new man.

_Nudum pactum._—An invalid agreement.

_Nulla crux, nulla corona._—No cross, no crown.

_Nulla nuova, bona nuova._—The best news is no news.

_Nullius filius._—The son of nobody.

_Nunc aut nunquam._—Now or never.

_O tempora! o mores!_—Oh, the times! oh, the manners!

_Obiit._—He (or she) died.

_Obiter dictum._—A thing said by the way, or in passing.

_Obsta principiis._—Resist the first beginnings.

_Odi profanum._—I loathe the profane.

_Odium theologicum._—The hatred of theologians.

_Ohe! jam satis._—Oh, there is now enough.

_Olla podrida._—An incongruous mixture.

_Omne ignotum pro magnifico._—Whatever is unknown is thought to
be magnificent.

_Omnes._—All.

_Omnia bona bonis._—All things are good with the good.

_Omnia vincit amor._—Love conquers all things.

_On-dit._—A rumour; a flying report.

_Onus._—Burden.

_Onus probandi._—The responsibility of producing proof.

_Ope et consilio._—With assistance and counsel.

_Ora et labora._—Pray and work.

_Orator fit, poeta nascitur._—The orator is made by education,
but a poet must be born.

_Ore rotundo._—With full-sounding voice.

_Otium cum dignitate._—Dignified leisure.

_Outré._—Preposterous; eccentric.

_Oyer and Terminer._—A criminal court.

_Pallida mors._—Pale death.

_Par excellence._—By way of eminence.

_Par nobile fratrum._—A noble pair of brothers; two just alike.

_Pari passu._—With equal step; in the same degree.

_Parole d’honneur._—Word of honour.

_Pars pro toto._—Part for the whole.

_Particeps criminis._—An accomplice.

_Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus._—The mountains are
in labour; a ridiculous mouse will be brought forth.

_Parva componere magnis._—To compare small things with great.

_Parvenu._—A new comer; an upstart.

_Pas._—A step; precedence.

_Passe-partout._—A master-key.

_Passim._—In many places; everywhere.

_Paterfamilias._—The father of a family.

_Pater noster._—Our Father; the Lord’s prayer.

_Pater patriæ._—Father of his country.

_Patois._—A provincial dialect.

_Pax in bello._—Peace in war.

_Peccavi._—I have sinned.

_Penchant._—An inclination; a leaning toward.

_Pendente lite._—While the suit is pending.

_Penetralia._—Secret recesses.

_Per aspera ad astra._—Through trials to glory.

_Per capita._—By the head; equal division.

_Per cent._ or _per centum_.—By the hundred.

_Per contra._—Contrariwise.

_Per curiam._—By the court.

_Per diem._—By the day.

_Per fas et nefas._—Through right and wrong.

_Per saltum._—With a leap; at once.

_Per se._—By itself; alone.

_Perdu._—Lost.

_Père de famille._—The father of a family.

_Petit._—Small; little.

_Petitio principii._—A begging of the question.

_Petit-maître._—A fop.

_Peu à peu._—Gradually; a little by little.

_Pinxit._—Painted it: placed after the artist’s name on a
picture.

_Più._—More.

_Plateau._—A plain; a flat surface.

_Plebs._—Common people.

_Pluries._—Very often; a third writ, after two writs have
issued.

_Poco._—A little.

_Poeta nascitur, non fit._—A poet is born, not made.

_Point d’appui._—Point of support; prop.

_Poisson d’Avril._—April fool.

_Populus vult decipi._—People like to be deceived.

_Posse comitatûs._—The power of the county.

_Postea._—Afterward; endorsement of the verdict upon the record.

_Post mortem._—After death.

_Postulata._—Things assumed.

_Præcognita._—Things previously known.

_Præmonitus, præmunitus._—Forewarned, forearmed.

_Preux chevalier._—A brave knight.

_Primâ facie._—On the first view.

_Primum mobile._—The primary motive, or moving power.

_Primus inter pares._—Chief among equals.

_Principia, non homines._—Principles, not men.

_Principiis obsta._—Resist the first innovations.

_Pro aris et focis._—For our altars and our hearths.

_Pro bono publico._—For the public good.

_Pro et con_ (for _contra_).—For and against.

_Pro formâ._—For form’s sake; according to form.

_Pro hâc vice._—For this turn or occasion.

_Pro loco et tempore._—For the place and time.

_Pro patriâ._—For our country.

_Pro ratâ._—In proportion.

_Pro re natâ._—For a special emergency.

_Pro tanto._—For so much.

_Pro tempore._—For the time-being.

_Probatum est._—It has been tried and proved.

_Procès-verbal._—A written statement.

_Prochein ami._—The next friend.

_Procul, O procul este, profani!_—Far, far hence, O ye profane!

_Pronunciamento._—A public declaration.

_Propagandâ fide._—For extending the faith.

_Protégé._—A person taken charge of, or patronized; a ward, &c.

_Prudens futuri._—Thoughtful of the future.

_Pugnis et calcibus._—With fists and heels; with all the might.

_Punica fides._—Punic faith; treachery.

_Quære._—Query; inquiry.

_Quamdiu se bene gesserit._—So long as he shall conduct himself
properly.

_Quantum._—The due proportion.