K. C. B., Knight Commander of the M. B., Medicina Baccalaureus, Bachelor Bath. Ken. or Ky., Kentucky. K. G., Knight of the Garter. Kil., kilderkin or kilderkins. K. M., Knight of Malta. K. P., Knight of St. Patrick. K. T., Knight of the Thistle. Kt. or Knt., Knight. L., line. La., Louisiana. Lam., Lamentations. Lat., latitude. Lb., pound or pounds (weight). L. C., Lower Canada. L. D., Lady Day. Ld., Lord. Ldp., Lordship. Leag., lea., or 1., league or leagues. L. I., Long Island. Lib. or 1., liber, Book. Lieut., Lieutenant. Lieut.-Col., Lieutenant-Colonel. Lieut. Comdg., Lieutenant Commanding. Lieut.-Gen., Lieutenant-General. Lieut.-Gov., Lieutenant-Governor. Liv., Liverpool. of Medicine. M. B., Musica Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Music. M. C., Member of Congress. M. D., Medicine Doctor, Doctor of Medicine. Md., Maryland. Me., Maine. Mem., memento, remember; memorandum. Messrs., Messieurs, gentlemen. Mic., Micah. Mich., Michigan; Michael. Mid., Midshipman. Miss., Mississippi. Mo., month. Mos., months. M. R. A. S., Member of the Royal M. R. C. S., Member of the Royal Col lege of Surgeons. M. R. I. A., Member of the Royal Irish Academy. LL. B., Legum Baccalaureus, Bachelor Mrs., Mistress. of Laws. MS., manuscriptum, manuscript. LL. D., Legum Doctor, Doctor of Laws. MSS., manuscripts. Lon. or Lond., London. Lon. or long., longitude. L. S., Locus Sigilli, Place of the Seal. Lt., Light. Lt. In., Light Infantry. Mus. D., Doctor of Music. M. W., Most Worthy. N., North. N., note or notes. N. A., North America. Nah., Nahum. Nath., Nathaniel. N. B., nota bene, mark well. N. B., New Brunswick. N. C., North Carolina. N. E., New England. Neh., Nehemiah. Nem. con., nemine contradicente; Nem. diss, nemine dissentiente, unanimously. Nev., Nevada. N. F., Newfoundland. N. H., New Hampshire. N. J., New Jersey. Nl., nail. Nls., nails. N. M., New Mexico. N. O., New Orleans. No., numero, in number; number. N. S., Nova Scotia ; New Style. N. T. or New Test., New Testament. Num., Numbers. N. Y., New York. O., Ohio, Ob., objection. Obad., Obadiah. Obt., obedient. Oct., October. Olym., Olympiad. Or., Oregon. O. S., Old Style. O. T. or Old Test., Old Testament. O. U. A., Order of United Americans Oxon., Oxford. Oz., ounce or ounces. P., page. Pp., pages. P., pole or poles. P. æq., partes æquales, equal parts. Par., paragraph. Part., participle. Payt., payment. Pd., paid. Penn. or Pa., Pennsylvania. Per an., per annum, by the year. Perf., Perfect. Pet., Peter. Pinx. or Pxt., pinxit, painted. Plff., Plaintiff. P. M., Post Master. P. M., post meridiem, evening. P. M. G., Post Master General. P. O., Post Office. Pop., population. Prep., preposition. Pres., President; present. Prop., Proposition. Prot., Protestant. Pro tem., pro tempore, for the time being. Prov., Proverbs. Prox., proximo, of next month. P. R. S., President of the Royal Society. Ps., Psalm or Psalms. Pt., pint. Pts., pints. Pub. Doc., Public Documents. Pun., puncheon or puncheons. Q., Queen. Q. or Ques., Question. Q., quadrans, farthing; quadrantes, farthings. Q. B., Queen's Bench. Q. C., Queen's Counsel. Q. E. D., quod erat demonstrandum, which was to be proved. Q. E. F., quod erat faciendum, which was to be done. Q. 1. or q. p., quantum libet or placet, as much as you please. Qr., quarter. Q. S., quantum sufficit, a sufficient quantity. Qt., quart. Qts., quarts. Qy., Query. R., Rex, King; Regina, Queen. R., rood or roods; rod or rods. R. A., Royal Academician. R. A., Royal Artillery. R. A., Russian America. R. E., Royal Engineers. Ph. D., Philosophia Doctor, Doctor of Recd., Received. Philosophy. Phil., Philippians. Phila. or Phil., Philadelphia. Philem., Philemon. Rec. Sec., Recording Secretary. Rect., Rector. Ref., Reformed; Reformation Reg., Register. Regt., Regiment. Rep., Representative. Rev., Reverend; Revelations. R. M., Royal Marines. R. N., Royal Navy. Robt., Robert. Ster., Sterling. S. T. P., Sanctæ Theologiæ Professor, S. T. T. L., sit tibi terra levis, may the Sup., Supplement; Supernumerary. Surg.-Gen., Surgeon-General. Rom., Roman; Epistle to the Ro- Sus., Susannah. mans. R. R., Railroad. T., ton or tons. Tenn., Tennessee. R. S. S., Regia Societatis Socius, Fellow Tex., Texas. of the Royal Society. Rt. Hon., Right Honorable. Rt. Rev., Right Reverend. Rt. Wpful., Right Worshipful. S., shilling or shillings. S. or sec., second or seconds. S. A., South America. Sam., Samuel (Book of). S. A. S., Societatis Antiquariorum Socius, Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians. S. C., South Carolina. S. caps., small capitals. Schr., Schooner. Scil., sc., or s., scilicet, namely. Sec., Secretary. Sect., sec., or s., section or sections. Sen., Senior; Senate; Senator. Serg., Sergeant. Serg.-Maj., Sergeant-Major. S. J. C., Supreme Judicial Court. Sol., Solicitor. Sol.-Gen., Solicitor-General. S. P. Q. R., Senatus populusque Romanus, the Senate and people of Rome. Sq. m., square mile or miles. S. S., Sunday School. SS., sequentia, what follows. St., Saint; street. Text. Rec., Textus Receptus, the Ro ceived Text. Theo., Theodore. Thess., Thessalonians. Tier., tierce or tierces. Tim., Timothy. Tit., Titus. T. O., turn over. Tob., Tobit. Tr., transpose. Tr., Trustee. Trs., Trustees. U. C., Upper Canada. U. E. I. C., United East India Company. U. J.D., Utriusque Juris Doctor, Doctor of each Law (Canon and Civil). U. K., United Kingdom. Ult., ultimo, of last month. U. S., United States. U. S. A., United States of America. U. S. A., United States Army. U. S. M., United States Mail. Ver. or v., verse or verses. Vol. or v., volume. Vols., volumes. S. T. D., Sanctæ Theologiæ Doctor, Doc- W., West. tor of Divinity. W. f., wrong font. W. I., West Indies. Wisd., Wisdom (Book of). week. Wk. or W., Wm., William. W. T., Washington Territory. Wt., weight. W. Va., West Virginia. Yr., year. Yrs., years. &c., et ceter-i-e-a, and so forth. Addison, his illustration of delicacy of Angles, the, united with the Saxons in taste, 175. His style, 264. Adjunct, definition of, 69. Adverbs, origin of, 32. Definition of, Alexandrine, the, of what it consists, Alison, his view of taste, 171. Allegory, what it is, 248. invading England, 44. Who they Antibacchius, the, 403. Antithesis, 250. Used in Proverbs, 251. Allusions, often form pleasing introduc- Aphorism, the, 345. tions, 332. Alphabet, derivation of the word, 24. Аросоре, 236. |