Initials you may come across when reading old wills or other documents.
Initials you may come across when reading old wills or other documents
- a.a.s.:
- died in the year of his/her age (anno aetitis suae) ( 86 y/o died in year 86)
- d.s.p.:
- died without issue (decessit sine prole legitima)
- d.s.p.l.:
- died without legitimate issue (decessit sine prole mascula supesita)
- d.s.p.m.s.:
- died without surviving male issue (decessit sine prole mascula supersita)
- d.s.p.s:
- died without surviving issue (decessit sine prole supersita)
- d.unm:
- died unmarried
- d.v.p.:
- died in the lifetime of his father (decessit vita patris)
- d.v.m.:
- died in the lifetime of his mother (decessit vita matris)
- Et al:
- and others (et alia)
- Inst:
- present month (instans)
- Liber:
- book or volume
- Nepos:
- grandson
- Nunc:
- Nuncapative will, an oral will, written by a witness
- Ob:
- he/she died (obit)
- Relict:
- widow or widower (relicta/relictus)
- Sic:
- so or thus, exact copy as written
- Testes:
- witnesses
- Utl:
- late (ultimo)
- Ux or vs:
- wife (uxor)
- Viz:
- namely (videlicet)
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