488 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ENGLAND. 



M. D. — Medicinse Doctor. Doctor of Ulcdidne. 

 Mem. Corr. or Corresp. — Corresponding Member. 



M. I. C. E., or M. Inst. C. E. — Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 

 M. L, A. — Member of the Legislative Assembly. 

 M. L. C. — Member of the Legislative Council. 

 M. P. — Member of Parliament. 



M. R. A. S., or M. R. Asiat. S. — Member of the Royal Asiatic Society. 

 M. R. I A — Member of the Royal Irish Academy. 

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

 M. S — Memoriae Sacrum. Sacred to the memory. 

 MS. — Manuscript, MSS. — Manuscripts. 

 Mus. D — Doctor of Music. 

 M. W. S. — Member of the Wernerian Society. 

 N. B. — Nota bene, Mark ivell. 

 M, R. I. — Member of the Royal Institution. 



Nem. con., or Nem. diss. — Nemiue contradicente, or Nemine dissentiente. 

 Without opposition, unanimously. 

 No. — Number. 

 N. P. — Notarv PubHc. 

 N. S.— New Style. 

 Oxon. — Oxford. 

 Oz. — Ounce. 

 P., or Pres. — President. 

 Pari. — Parliament. 

 P. C. — Privy Councillor. 

 Ph. D. — Doctor of Philosophy. 

 P. M. — Post meridem. Afternoon. 

 P. S. — Postscript. 

 Q. C. — Queen's Counsel, 

 q. d. — Quasi dicat. As if he shotdd say. 

 q. d. — Quasi dictum. As if it icere said. 



Q, E. D. — Quod erat demonstrandum. ^Vllich ivas to he demonstrated. 

 Q. E. F. — Quod erat faciendum. Which was to he done. 

 Q. S. — Quantum sufficit. A sufficient quantity. 

 Q. V. — Quod vide. Wliich see. 

 Rp. — Recipe. TaJce. 

 R. I. A. — Royal Irish Academy. 

 R. A. — Royal Academician. 

 R. A. — Royal Artillery. 

 R. E. — Royal Engineers. 

 R. H. A. — Royal Hibernian Academy. 

 Reg. Prof. — Regius Professor. 

 Rev. — Reverend. 

 R. M. — Royal Marines. 

 R. N. — Royal Navy 

 Rt. Hon. — Right Honorable. 

 Rt. Wpful.— Right Worshipful. 

 So., or Soc. — Fellow. 

 S. S. C. — Solicitor of the Supreme Court. 



S. T. P — Sacro-Sanctae Theologise Professor. Professor of Divi/idiy. 

 Ult. — Ultimo. Last month. 

 T. D. — Theologise Doctor. Doctor of Theology. 

 Trust. Brit. IMus. — Trustee of the British Museum. 

 V. D. M. — Verbi Dei Minister. Minister of God^s tvord. 

 V. P. — Vice-President. 

 W. S. — Writer to the Signet. 



