LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. 



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Verttaa vincit. Truth conquers. 



Versus. Against; toward. 



Vertu, Virtu. Virtue; taste; art; skill. 



Veto. -I forbid. 



VI et armis. By force and arms. 



VIA. By the way of. 



Via media. A middle course. 



Vice. In the room of. 



Vice versa. The terms being exchanged ; reversely. 



Vide. See. 



Vide et crede. See and believe. 



Vide ut supra. See as above. 



Viih'licet. To wit, namely. 



Videttes. Sentinels on horseback. 



Vignette. A name given to slight engravings with which 

 books, bank-notes, etc., are ornamented. 



Vhirit amor patridE. Love of country prevails. 



ri/ifiilinn matrimonii. The bond of marriage. 



Virtuoso. One skilled in matters of taste or art. 



Virtute ojftcii. By virtue of office. 



Vis Inerttce. Inert power ; the tendency of every body 

 to remain at rest. 



Vis medicatrix naturae. The healing tendency of na- 

 ture. 



Vis poetica. Poetic genius. 



Vis vitce.The vigor of life. 



Vis-a-vis. Face to face. 



Vita brevis, ars longa. Life is short, and art is long. 



Vivd voce.By word of mouth ; by the living voice. 



Vivant rex ct regina.Long live the king and queen. 



Vivat regina.Lons live the queen. 



Vivatrespublica.L.i\'& the republic. 



Vive la bagatelle. Success to trifling. 



Vive la reine. Long live the queen. 



Vivel'empereur. Long live the emperor. 



Vive le roi. Long live the king. 



Vive I' imperatrice. Long live the empress. 



Vive, vale. Farewell, and be happy. 



Voila tout. That's all. 



Voila urn autre chose. That's quite a different mat- 

 ter. 



Voir dire. A preliminary examination to determine 

 the competency of a witness. 



Volens etpotetis. Willing and able. 



Volga gran bcstia. The mob is a great beast. 



Volere epotere. To will is to do. 



Volti subito. Turn over quickly. 



Vox, etprceterea nihil. A voice, and nothing more. 



Vox populi, vox Dei. The people's voice is God's voice. 



Vox stellarum. The voice of the stars; applied to 

 almanacs. 



Vulgo. Vulgarly ; commonly. 



Vuella. Over, to next page, or (o). 



Vulnits immedicabile. An irreparable injury. 



Vultus est index animi. The countenance is the index 

 of th$ mind. 



Zonam solvere. To loose the virgin zone. 



ABBREVIATIONS IN GENERAL USE. 



A.B. Artium JBaccalaureus, Bache- 

 lor of Arts. 



Abp. Archbishop. 



Abr. Abridgment. 



A.C. Ante Christum, before Christ ; 

 Arch-Chancellor. 



Acad. Academy. 



Acct. Account; Accent. 



A.D. Anno Domini, in the year of 

 our Lord. 



A.D.C. Aide-de-camp. 



Ad. Advertisement. 



Adj. Adjective. 



Adit. Adjutant. 



Adjt.-Gen. Adjutant-General. 



Ad lib. Ad libitum, at pleasure. 



Adm. Admiral ; Admiralty. 



Admr. Administrator. 



Admx. Administratrix. 



Adv. Adverb ; Advent ; Advertise- 

 ment. 



JEt. jEtatis, of age; aged. 



Agr. Agriculture. 



Agt. Agent. 



Ala. Alabama. 



A.M. Anno mundi, In the year of 

 the world; Artium Magister, 

 Master of Arts; Ante meridiem, 

 Before noon, morning. 



Ang. Sax. Anglo-Saxon. 



Anon. Anonymous. 



Ans. Answer. 



A.R.A. Associate of the Royal 

 Academy. 



Arab. Arabic, or Arabia. 



Ariz. Ter. Arizona Territory. 



Ark. Arkansas. 



Atty. Attorney. 



Atty.-Gen. Attorney-General. 



A.U.A. American Unitarian Asso- 

 ciation. 



Aug. August. 



B.A. Bachelor of Arts. 



Bal. Balance. 



Bart, or Bt. Baronet. 



Bbl. Barrel. 



B.C. Before Christ. 



B.C.L. Bachelor of Civil Law. 



B.D. Bachelor of Divinity. 



B.E. Bachelor of the Elements. 



B.M. Bachelor of Medicine. 



B. Mus. Bachelor of Music. 



Brig.-Gen. Brigadier-General. 



Bro., Bros. Brother, Brothers 



B.S. Bachelor of Science. 



B.V. Blessed Virgin. 



B.V.M. Blessed Virgin Mary. 



C., Ch. or Chap. Chapter; Consul. 



C. or Cent. A hundred, Centum. 



Cal. California; Calends; Calen- 

 dar. 



Caps. Capitals. 



Capt. Captain. 



Capt.-Gen. Captain-General. 



C.E. Civil Engineer; Canada East. 



Cel. or Celt. Celtic. 



C.H. Court-house. 



Chap. .Chapter; Chaplain. 



Chron. Chronicles. 



Clk. Clerk. 



C.M. Common Meter. 



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. Colonel ; Colossians ; Colorado. 



Colo. Colorado. 



Con. Against; In opposition; Con- 

 tra. 



Conn, or Ct. Connecticut. 



Cor. Sec. Corresponding Secretary. 



Cr. Creditor; Credit. 



Ct., cts. 'Cent, Cents; Connecticut. 



Cwt. Hundredweight. 



d. Penny or Pence. 



Dak. Ter. Dakota Territory. 



D.C. District of Columbia. 



D.C.L. Doctor of Civil Law. 



D.D. Doctor of Divinity. 



D.D.S. Doctor of Dental Surgery. 



D.E. Dynamic Engineer. 



Dec. December; Declaration. 



Deft, or Df t. Defendant. 



Del. Delaware; Delegate. 



Dept. Department. 



Deut. Deuteronomy. 



Disc. Discount. 



Dist.-Atty. District-Attorney. 



D.M. Doctor of Music. 



D.M.D. Doctor Dental Medicine. 



Do. The Same, Ditto. 



Dol., Dols., $. Dollars. 



Doz. Dozen. 



Dr. Debtor; Doctor. 



Eccl. Ecclesiastes. 



Ed. Editor; Edition. 



e.g. For example, Exempli t/rntia. 



Eug. England; English. 



Ep. Epistle. 



Eph. Ephesians; Ephraim. 



Esq. , Esqs. Esquire, Esquires. 



et al. And others, Et alii. 



etc. or &c. And other things; And 

 so forth. 



et. seq. And what follows, Et 

 sequentia. 



Ex. Example. 



ex. g. For example, Exempli 

 gratia. 



Fahr. Fahrenheit. 



F.A.M. Free and Accepted Masons. 



F.A.S. Fellow of the Antiquarian 

 Society. 



fcap. or f cp. Foolscap. 



Feb. February. 



Fig. Figure ; figurative. 



Fla, Florida. 



F.R.A.S. Fellow of the Royal 

 Astronomical Society. 



F.R.C.S.L. Fellow of the Royal 

 College of Surgeons, London. 



F.R.G.S. Fellow of the Royal Geo- 

 graphical Society. 



Fri. Friday. 



F.R.S. Fellow of the Royal Societv 



F.R.S.E. Fellow of the Royal So- 

 ciety, Edinburgh. 



F.S.A. Fellow of the Society of 

 Arts. 



Ga. Georgia. 



Gal. Galations; Gallon. 



Gen. Genesis; General. 



Goth. Gothic. 



Gov. Governor. 



Gov.-Gen. Governor-General. 



H.B.M. His or Her Britannic 

 Majesty. 



Heb. Hebrews. 



Hhd. Hogshead. 



H.R. House of Representatives. 



H.R.H. His or Her Royal Highness. 



la. Iowa. 



Ib. or ibid. In the same place. 



Id. The same, Idem. 



Id. Ter. Idaho Territery. 



i.e. That is, la est. 



I.H.S. Jesus the Saviour of men. 



111. Illinois. 



incog. Unknown, Incognito. 



Ind. Indiana; Index; Indian. 



Ind. Ter. Indian Territory. 



Indef. Indefinite. 



in loc. In the place; on the pas- 

 sage, In loco. 



I.N.R.I. Jesus of Nazareth, King 

 of the Jews. 



Inst. Instant, of this month; Insti- 

 tute. 



