ABBREVIATIONS 



ABBREVIATIONS 





Brig. Brigade, brigadier. 

 Brig. -Gen. Brigadier-General. 



B. S. or B. Sc. Bachelor in the Sciences. 

 I. u. Bushel. 



H. V. Bene vale, farewell. 



C. Centum, one hundred; centigrade; circa, 



about. 



Cal. or Calif. California. 

 Can. Canada. 



Captain. 



Cardinal. 



C. B. Companion of the Bath, 

 cc. Cubic centimeter. 

 a M. civil Engineer. 

 C.B. F. Canadian Expeditionary Force, 

 cf. Confer, compare. 

 C. J. Chief Justice, 

 cm. Centimeter. 



c. M.G. Companion of (the Order of) Saint 



Michael and Saint George, 

 c/o. Care of. 

 Co. Company ; county. 

 C. O. D. Cash (or collect) on delivery. 

 Col. Colonel. 

 Col. or Colo. Colorado. 

 Con. Contra, against, in opposition. 

 Cong. Congress. 

 Conj. Conjunction. 

 Conn, or Ct. Connecticut, 

 cts. Cents. 



C. V. O. Commander of the Victorian Order. 

 Cwt. Hundredweight. 



d. Pence. 



I >. Five hundred ; denarius, penny. 



D. C. Da Capo, from the beginning in music 



it means repeat ; District of Colum- 

 bia. 



D. C. L. Doctor of Civil Law. 



D. D. Divinitatis Doctor. Doctor of Divinity. 



Dec. December ; declination. 

 Degree. 



Del. Delaware ; delegate ; delineavit, he (or 

 she) drew it. 



Dept. or Dpt. Department. 



'Ctor of Literature. Same as Litt. D. 



do. Ditto, the same. 



doz. Do/- 



Dr. Debtor; doctor. 



D. Sc. Doctor of Sci- 



D. 8. O. Distinguished Service Order. 



D. V. Deo volente, God willing. 

 B. East. 



Electrical Engi 



E. & O. E. Errors and omissions excepted. 



>I>li gratia, for exan 



i : M : hrt force. 



Esq. Esqi 



et al. rid others. 



' Ac. Et cetera, and others, and so fort), 

 v. ft aequentia. and what 

 follows. 



rfr. inmlly : franc. 

 Fhr. 



ing. 

 nary. 



. very loudly ; following. 



Florida. 



f. o. b. Free on board. 

 Fr. France ; French. 



Fellow of the Royal Society. 

 ft. Foot; feet 



g. Gi 



Ga. Georgia. 



gal. Gallon. 



G. A. l:. :ny of the Republic. 



0. C. B. Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. 

 G. C. D. Greatest Common Divisor. 



G. C. L. H. Grand Cross of the Legion of 



Honor. 

 G. C. M. G. Knight Grand Cross of Saint Mi- 



i and Saint George. 

 G. C. V. O. Knight Grand Commani-r of the 



Victorian Order. 

 Gen. General. 

 Ger. Germany. 

 c.ov. Governor. 

 Gov.-Gen. Governor-General, 

 gr. Grain. 

 hhd. Hogshead. 

 H. M. S. His (or Her) Majesty's Ship, or 



Service. 



Hon. Honorable, 

 hr. Hour. 

 la. Iowa. 



ib. or ibid. Ibidem, in the same place. 

 Id. /</ a me. 



Ida. Idaho. 



1. e. Id eat, that is. 

 111. Illinois. 



in. inch ; inches. 



incog. Incofinito. unknown. 



Ind. Indiana ; index. 



Inst. Inatante incnsc, this month. 



int-rj. Interjection. 



l''i' l 



l Sen- Ice Order. 

 Italy. 



Jan. Jam: 



J. P. Justice of the Peace. 

 Jr. Junior. 



K. B. King's Bench ; Knight of the Bath. 



K. C. King's Counsel. 



K.C. B. Knight Comma n'l.r of the Bath. 



K.G. Knight of the Gai : 



K. C. M. G. Knight Commander of St Michael 



and St. t;.-..n:.- 

 K. G. C. B. Knight of the Grand Cross of the 



Bath. 

 Kll. 1 



Kilo, 



!ht. 

 Ky. K 



.rtv. 



La. Louisiana. 

 Ib. or Ibs. Libra or librae, pound or pounds In 



u. u:l,t 



L.C. Lower Canada; Lord Chamberlain. 

 i . C .1 Ix>rd Chief Justice. 



M. Least Common Multiple. 

 Li I. "nff Island. 



' >. Doctor of Literature. 



r. Doctor of Laws. 

 1.1. M Lfffum Jfoptoter, Master of Law*. 



t Lom citato, In the place cited. 

 M. Monsieur: meridiem, noon ; one thousand; 

 meter; mark. 



