MEASURES  .2 ac.

bar. bus . c. cent . c . (or cub.) ft . &c. cubic foot,&c. cwt. hundredweight . d . (denarius), penny . deg. degree . dr. drachm or dram. dwt. pennyweight . f. franc . fl. florin . ft. foot .

fur. furlong . gal. gallon . gr. grain . h. or hr. hour. hhd. hogshead. in. inch . kilo. kilometre . L .? £,2 or 1 . (libra), (money) . 3 . MISCELLANEOUS ABBREVIATIONS . A . Accepted .

A.C . (Ante Christum), Before

Christ . ace., a/c. or acct . Account . A.D . (Anno Domini), In the year of our Lord . A.E.I.O.U . Austriae est imperare orbi universo,4 or Alles Erdreich Ist Oesterreich Unterthan . Aet. or Aetat . (Aetatis, [anno]), In the year of his age . A.H . (Anna Hegirae), In the year of the Hegira (the Mohammedan' era) .

2 Characters, not properly abbreviations, are used in the same way; e.g . '' ' " for "degrees, minutes, seconds " (circular measure) 3, 3 for "ounces, drachms, scruples." is probably to be traced, to the written

form of the z in "oz." • These forms (as well as $, the symbol for the American dollar) are placed before their amounts . 4It is given to Austria to rule the whole earth . The device of Austria, first adopted by Frederick III . acre. barrel. bushel . In. mo. na. oz. pk. po. pt . q• qr. qt. ro . lb. or lb . (libra), pound (weight). m. or mi. mile, minute . minim. month. nail . ounce. peck. pole . pint .

(quadrans),

farthing. quarter . quart. rood . Rs.' rupees . s. or / (solidus), shilling. s. or sec. second . sc. or scr. scruple, sq. ft . &c. square foot, &c . st. stone . yd. yard . pound A.M . (Anno Mundi), In the year of the world . A.M . (Ante meridiem), Forenoon .

Anon .

Anonymous . A.U.C . (Anno urbis conditae), In the year from the building of the city (i.e . Rome) . A.V . Authorized version of the Bible . b. born . B.V.M . The Blessed Virgin Mary . B.C . Before Christ .

c. circa, about . q.s. or quant. suff . (Quantum sufficit), As much as is sufficient. q.v . (Quod vide), Which see . R. or H . (

Recipe), Take . s/ (=r. for radix), The sign of the square root . R.I.P . (Requiescat in pace!), May he rest in peace ! R.S.V.P . (Respondez s'il vous plait), Please reply . sc .

(Scilicet), Namely; that is to say . Sc. or Sculp . (Sculpsit), He engraved it . S.D.U.K . Society for the

Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. seq.or sq., seqq. or sqq . (Sequens, $equentia), The following . C. or Cap . (Caput), Chapter . S.J . Society of Jesus . C . Centigrade (or Celsius's) Thermometer s.p .

(Sine prole), Without offspring . cent.' (Centum), A

hundred, frequently £ioo . S.P.C.K . Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge° Cf. or cp . (Confer), Compare . S.P.G . Society for the Propagation of the Gospel . Ch. or Chap . Chapter . S.T.D . C.M.S . Church Missionary Society .

S.T.B .

Doctor, Bachelor, Licentiate of Theology . Co . Company, County . S.T.L . C.O.D . Cash on Delivery . Sup . (Supra), Above . Cr . Creditor. s.v . (Sub voce), Under the word (or heading) .

curt . Current, the

present month . T.C.D . Trinity College, Dublin . d. died. ult . (Ultimo [mense] ), Last month . D.G . (Dei gratia), By the grace of God . U.S . United States . Do . Ditto, the same .

U.S.A . United States of

America . D.O.M . (Deo Optimo Maximo), To God the Best and Greatest. v . (Versus), Against . Dr . Debtor . D.V . (Deo volente), God willing . E.& O.E . Errors and omissions excepted . e.g .

(Exempli gratia), For example . etc. or &c . (Et caetera), And the rest; and so forth . Ex . Example . F. or Fahr .

Fahrenheit's Thermometer . Fee . (Fecit), He made (or did) it . fl . Flourished . Fo. or Fol., Folio .

f.o.b .

Free on board . G.P.O . General Post Office . H.M.S . His Majesty's Ship, or Service. lb. as Ibid . (Ibidem), In the same place . Id . (Idem), The same . i.e . (Id est), That is . I.H.S .

A symbol for "Jesus," derived from the first three letters of the

Greek (I H E) ; the correct origin was lost sight of, and the Romamzed letters were then interpreted erroneously as standing for Jesus, Hominum Salvator, the Latin " h " and Greek long " e " being confused . I.M.D.G . (In majorem Dei gloriam), To the greater glory of God . Inf . (Infra), Below . Inst . Instant, the present month . I.O.U . I owe you . i.q . (Idem quod), The same as . K.T.X .

(,cal rd Xoiir,) Et caetera, and the rest . L. or

Lib . (Liber), Book . Lat . Latitude . 1.c . (Loco citato), In the place cited . Lon. or Long . Longitude . L.S . (Locus sigills), The place of the seal . Mem .

(Memento), Remember, Memorandum . MS .

Manuscript . MSS . Manuscripts . N.B . (Nola bene), Mark well; take notice . N.B . North Britain (i.e . Scotland) . N.D . No date .

nem.

con . (Nemine contradicente), No one contradicting . No . (Numero), Number . N.S . New Style . N.T . New Testament . ob . (Obiit), Died . Obs . Obsolete .

O.H.M.S . On His Majesty's Service . O.S . Old Style . O.S.B . Ordo Sancti Benedicti (

Benedictines) . O.T . Old Testament . P . Page . Pp . Pages .

~ (Per), For; e.g . 1g lb., For one pound . Pinx . (Pinxit), He painted it . P.M . (Post Meridiem), Afternoon . P.O . Post Office, Postal

Order . P.O.O . Post Office Order . P.P.C . (Pour /rendre cone), To take leave .

P.R .

Prize-ring . prox . (Proximo [mense]), Next month . P.S . Postscript . Pt . Part . p t. or pro tem . (Pro tempore), For the time . P.T.O . Please turn over .

Q., Qu., or Qy . Query; question . d . (Quasi dicat), As if he should say; as much as to say . E.D . (Quod erat demonstrandum), Which was to be demonstrated . E.F . (Quod erat faciendum), Which was to be done . "Per cent." is often signified by%, a form traceable to "too."v. or vid . (Vide), See . viz . (Videlicet), Namely .

Xmas .

Christmas . This X is a Greek letter, corresponding to Ch . See also Graevius's Thesaurus Antiquitatum (1694, sqq.) ; Nicolai's Tractatus de Sighs Veterum; Mommsen's Corpus Inscriptianuni Latinarum (1863, sqq.) ; Natalis de Wailly's Paleographie (Paris, 1838) ; Mph . Chassant's Paleographic (1854), and Dictionnaire des Abrevialions (3rd ed..1866) ; Campclli, Dizionario di Abbreviature (1899) .