Lu'cy. [Lat.]

LUCIUS.

Feminine of Lyd'i-a. [Gr.] A native of Lydia, in Asia Minor.

M.

Mi-răn’dả. [Lat.] Admirable.

0.

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Sib'yl, [Gr.] A prophet Si-bуl'la.) ess.

Pau-li'nà, [Lat.] Feminine Pau-line'. J of PAULINUS. Pe-něl'o-pe. [Gr.] A weaver. Phe'be. [Gr.] The same as РНЕВЕ. [of PHILIP. Phi-lip'pȧ. [Gr.] Feminine Phoebe. [Gr.] Pure; radi[bough. Phyllis. [Gr.] A green Polly. [Eng.] A variation of MOLLY, from MARY. [old. Pris-çil'lá. [Lat.] Somewhat R.

ant.

rose.

Ra'chel. [Heb.] A ewe. Re-běc'eȧ, [Heb.] Of enRe-běk'ah.) chanting beauty. Rho'da (ro'da). [Gr.] A rose. Rō'sȧ. [Lat.] A rose. Roş'a-běl, [Lat.] A fair Roş'a-běl'lå. Ro-şa'li-a, [Lat.] Little and RŎs'a-lie. blooming rose. [Fr. and It. forms.] Roş'a-lind. [Lat.] Beautiful as a rose. Ros'a-mond. [Teut.] Horseprotection; i. e., famous protection. [day. Rox-ăn’a. [Per.] Dawn of Ruth. [Heb.] Beauty.

So-phro'ni-a. [Gr.] Of a

MARY. [or laments. My'rȧ. [Gr.] She who weeps

N.

Năncy. A familiar form of

ANNE.

Nō'ra. A contraction of HONORA, and of LEONORA.

(See page xii.)

A.

a., or @. (Ad.) To or at.

a., or āā.

(Ana., Gr. avà.) In med., Of each the same quantity. A. A. G. Assistant Adjutant General.

A. A. S. (Academia Amer-
icane Socius.) Fellow of the
American Academy.
A. B. (Artium Baccalaureus.)

Bachelor of Arts.
A. B. C. F. M.

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Abp. Archbishop.

A. C. (Ante Christum.) Before Christ.

Acc. or Acct.

Act., or act.

Account.

Active.

A. D. (Anno Domini.) In the

year of our Lord.

Ad lib. (Ad libitum.) pleasure.

Adm. Admiral.

At

Capt.

Bart., or Bt. Baronet.

Cat. Catalogue.
Cath. Catholic.

C. A. S. (Connecticuttensis
Academiæ Sociæ.) Fellow of
the Connecticut Academy.
C. C. P. Court of Common
Pleas.
C. E.

Canada East; Civil

Engineer.

Cent. (Centum.) A hundred.
Cf. or cf. (Confer.) Compare.
C. H. Court-House; Custom-
House.

Ch. Church; Chapter.
Chap. Chapter.
Chron. Chronicles.
C. J. Chief Justice.
Cid. or cld. Cleared.

C. M. Common Meter.
Co. Company; County.
C. O. D. Cash (or Collect)
on Delivery.

Col. Colonel; Colossians.
Coll. College; Collector.
Comp. Compare: Compara-
tive Compound.

Con. (Contra.) Against; In opposition.

Con., or Cr. Contra; Credit.

Conn., Con., or Ct. Conneoticut.

Const. Constable; ConstituCor. Corinthians.

[tion.

Cor. Mem. Corresponding Member.

[retary. Cor. Sec. Corresponding SecCos. Cosine.

C. P. Court of Probate; Common Pleas.

Cr. Credit; Creditor. Crim. Con. Criminal Conversation, or Adultery.

C. S. Court of Sessions. (Custos Sigilli.) Keeper of the Seal.

Ct. Connecticut; Count; Court. [A hundred. Ct., or ct. Cent. (Centum.) Cts., or cts. Cents. C. W. Canada West. Cwt., or cwt. (Lat. Centum, a hundred, and English weight.) A hundred weight. Cyc. Cyclopædia.

H., or h. Hour, hours.
Hab. Habakkuk.
Hag. Haggai.
H. B. M. His (or Her) Bri-
tannic Majesty.
Hebr. Hebrew; Hebrews.
H. E. I. C. Honorable East

Hhd, or hhd. Hogshead.
India Company.
H. I. H. His (or Her) Im-
perial Highness.

H. M. S.
His (or Her) Maj-
esty's Steamer, Ship, or
Service.

Hon. Honorable.
Hos. Hosea.

H. R. House of Representatives.

H. R. E. Holy Roman Empire.

H. R. H. His (or Her) Royal Highness. Hund. Hundred.

1.

lb., lbid. (lbidem.) Id. (Idem.) The same.

In the

[is.

Indiana.

incog. (incognito.) Unknown. In lim. (In limine.) At the outset.

I. N. R. I. (Iesus [or Jesus] Nazarenus, Rex Iudæorum [or Judæorum].) Jesus of Nazareth, King of the inst. Instant. [Jews. Io. Iowa.

I. O. O. F.

Independent

Order of Odd Fellows. [as. i. q. (idem quod.) The same Is., or Isa. Isaiah.

It., or Ital. Italian; Italic.

J.

Judge.

J.

J. A. Judge Advocate. Jan. January.

J. C.

JESUS CHRIST.

J. C. D. (Juris Civilis Doctor.) Doctor of Civil Law. J. D. (Jurum Doctor.)

tor of Laws.

Jer. Jeremiah.

Doc

M.

M.

Marquis; Monsieur. (Mille.) Thousand. - (Merudies.) Meridian, or noon. M., or m. Mile, miles. M. A. Master of Arts. Mac., or Macc. Maccabees. Maj. Major.

Maj.-Gen. Major-General.
Mal. Malachi.
Mar. March.

Mass., or Ms. Massachusetts.
Matt. Matthew.

M. B. (Medicinæ Baccalaure-
us.) Bachelor of Medicine.
M. C. Member of Congress.
M. D. (Medicinæ Doctor.)
Doctor of Medicine.
Md. Maryland.

Malle. Mademoiselle.
M. E. Methodist Episcopal.
Me. Maine..

Minnesota.

Miss. Mississippi.

Mlle. Mademoiselle.

See

MM. Their Majesties.-(Messieurs.) Gentlemen. LL.B.

Mme. Madame.

Mo. Missouri.

Mo., or mo. Month.

Mon. Monday.

Mons. Monsieur, or Sir.
Mos., or mos. Months.
M. P. Member of Parlia-

ment.

Mr. Master, or Mister.
Member of the
M. R. I.
Royal Institution.
Mrs. Mistress, or Missis.
MS. Manuscript.
MSS. Manuscripts.
Mt. Mount, or Mountain.
Mus. D., Mus. Doc., or Mus.
Doct. Doctor of Music.

N. North.

N.

N., or n. Noun; Neuter. N. A. North America.

Nah. Nahum.

Neb. Nebraska. Neh. Nehemiah. Nem. Con. (Nemine Contradicente.) No one contradicting; unanimously. Nem. Diss. (Nemine Dissentiente.) No one dissenting. Neut., or neut. Neuter. N. F. Newfoundland. N. H. New Hampshire. N. J. New Jersey.

N. Lat. North Latitude.

N. N. E. North-North-East.

N. N. W. North-North-West. No., or no. (Numero.) Num

Olym. Olympiad.
Or. Oregon.

O. S. Old Style (previous to 1752).

O. T. Old Testament.
Oz., or oz. Ounce, or ounces.
The z is here used to

represent the character 3, anciently an abbreviation for terminations.

P.

P., or p. Page; Part; Pipe. Pa. Pennsylvania.

Pass., or pass. Passive.

Pd. Paid.

P. E. I. Prince Island.

Edward

Ph. D. (Philosophiæ Doctor.}
Doctor of Philosophy.
Phil. Philippians; Philemon.
Phila. Philadelphia.
Pinx., or Pxt. (Pinxit.) He
(or she) painted it.
Pk., or pk. Peck.