M.
M.--Manipulus. _An Handful._
M.--Marcus.
M.--Monsieur.
M. A.--Master of Arts.
M. B.--Medicinæ Baccalaureus. _Bachelor in Medicine._
M. B.--Musicæ Baccalaureus. _Bachelor of Music._
M. D.--Medicinæ Doctor. _Doctor of Medicine._
Mens.--Mensis. _Month._
Mess^{rs}.--Messieurs. [French, the plural of Monsieur.] _Gentlemen; Sirs._
Mil.--Miles. _A Soldier._
Mil.--Mille. _A Thousand._
M. M. S.--Moravian Missionary Society.
Mons^r.--Monsieur.
M. P.--Member of Parliament.
Mr.--Mister.
M. R. A. S.--Member of the Royal Asiatic Society.
M. R. I.--Member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
M. R. I. A.--Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Mrs.--Mistress.
M. R. S. L.--Member of the Royal Society of Literature.
MS.--Manuscript.
M. S.--Memoriæ Sacrum. _Sacred to the Memory._
MSS.--Manuscripts.
M. T. C. }--Marcus Tullius Cicero. M. Tul. Cic.}
Mus. D.--Doctor of Music.
M. W. S.--Member of the Wernerian Society.
N.
N.--North.
n.--Note.
N. B.--Nota bene. _Mark well._
Nem. Con.--Nemine Contradicente. _No Person opposing or disagreeing._
Nem. Diss.--Nemine Dissentiente. _No Person opposing or disagreeing._
Nep.--Nepos.
n. l.--Non liquet. _It appears not._
N. L.--North Latitude.
Nr.--Noster. _Our; our own._
N. S.--New Style.
N. T.--New Testament.
O.
Ob.--Obiit. _He or she died._
Ob.--Obolus. _Three Half-pence._
Oct.--October.
8vo.--Octavo.
O. S.--Old Style.
O. T.--Old Testament.
oz.--Ounce.
P.
P.--Publius.
p.--Page.
p.--Pugil. _What may be taken up, in compounding Medicine, between the two Fingers and Thumb._
Pag.--Pagina. _A Page of a Book._
P. C.--Patres Conscripti. _Conscript Fathers; Senators._
Pent.--Pentecost.
Per Cent.--Per Centum. _By the Hundred._
Philom.--Philomathes. _A Lover of Learning._
Philomath.--Philomathematicus. _A Lover of the Mathematics._
P. M.--Post Meridiem. _Afternoon._
P. M. G.--Professor of Music at Gresham College.
Pon. M.--Pontifex Maximus.
P. P.--Pater Patriæ. _The Father of his Country._
P. P. C.--[French] Pour prendre congé. _To take Leave._
P. R.--Populus Romanus. _The Roman People._
Prof.--Professor.
P. R. S.--President of the Royal Society.
P. S.--Postscript. _After written._
P. S.--Privy Seal.
P. Th. G.--Professor of Divinity at Gresham College.
Pub.--Publicus.
Q.
Q.--Quintus.
Q.--Quadrans. _A Farthing._
q.--Quasi. _As it were; almost._
q.--Quære. _Inquire._
Q. C.--Queen’s College.
Q. C.--Queen’s Counsel.
q. d.--Quasi dicat. _As if he should say._
Q. E.--Quod est. _Which is._
Q. E. D.--Quod erat demonstrandum. _Which was the Thing to be demonstrated._
q. l.--Quantum libet. _As much as you please._
Qm.--Quomodo. _How, by what means._
q. s.--Quantum sufficit. _A sufficient quantity._
Quæs.--Quæstor.
q. v.--Quantum vis. _As much as you will._
q. v.--Quod vide. _Which see._
4to.--Quarto.
Q^v.--Query.
R.
R.--Rex. _King._
R. A.--Royal Academician.
R. A.--Royal Artillery.
R. E.--Royal Engineers.
Reg.--Regi.
Resp.--Respublica. _Republic._
Rev.--Reverend.
R. M.--Royal Marines.
R. M.--Resident Magistrate.
R. N.--Royal Navy.
R. N. O.--Riddare af Nordstjerne. _Knight of the Order of the Polar Star._
Ro.--Right-hand Page.
R. P.--Respublica. _Republic._
R. S. S. commonly F. R. S.--Regiæ Societatis Socius. _Fellow of the Royal Society._
R. S. V. P.--[French] Réponse s’il vous plaît. _Answer if you please._
Rt. Hon.--Right Honourable.
R. W. O.--Riddare af Wasa Orden. _Knight of the Order of Wasa._
S.
S.--Sacrum; Sepulcrum; Senatus.
S.--South.
S.--Uncia. _An Ounce._
Sax. Chron.--Saxon Chronicle.
S. C.--Senatûs Consultum. _The Decree of the Senate._
Scil.--Scilicet. _To wit._
Scip.--Scipio.
S. D.--Salutem dicit. _Sends Health._
S. L.--South Latitude.
S. L.--Solicitor at Law (in Scotland).
S. P.--Salutem Precatur. _He prays for his Prosperity._
S. P.--Sine prole. _Without issue._
S. P. D.--Salutem plurimam dicet. _He wishes much Health._
S. P. G.--Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
S. P. Q. R.--Senatus Populusque Romanus. _The Senate and People of Rome._
ss.--Semissis. _Half a Pound (six Ounces). The half of any Thing._
S. S. C.--Solicitor before the Supreme Courts (Scotland).
St.--Saint.
S. T. D.--Sacræ Theologiæ Doctor.
S. T. P.--Sacrosanctæ Theologiæ Professor. _Professor of Divinity._
S. V. B. E. E. Q. V.--Si vales, bene est; ego quoque valeo. _If you are in good Health, it is well; I also am in good Health._
T.
T.--Titus.
Tab.--Tabularius.
Testa de N.--Testa de Nevill.
T. L.--Testamento legavit. _Bequeathed by Will._
Tr. Br. Mus.--Trustee of the British Museum.
T. R. E.--Tempore Regis Edwardi. _Time of King Edward._
T. R. M.--Tribunus militum. _A military Tribune._
U.
U. E. I. C.--United East India Company.
U. J. D.--Utriusque Juris Doctor. _Doctor of both Laws._
ult.--Ultimus. _The last._
U. S.--United States of America.