Q.-queen; Question.
q.- Qu si, as it were; almost,
q.B.-Queen's Bench.
Q.C.-queen's College.
Q.C.-Queen's Counsel.
q.d.-(asi dicat, as If he should say; quasi
dictum, asif said; quoi dixisset, as If he had
said.
q.e.-Quod est, which is.
q.e.d.-Quod erat demon8erandum, which was
to be prcved.
q.e.f.-Quod eraA faciendum, which was to be
done.
q.e.i.-Quod erat inveni ndum, which was to be
found out.
q.l.- u ntum    bet, as much as you please.
Q.M.-Quartermaster.
qm.-Quonodo, how; by what means.
.M.G.-quartermaster-General.
q.p. or q.pl.-Quantum placet, as much as you
please.
Qr.-Quarter.
Q.S.-Q arter Sessions.
q.s,-Quantum s=#4ct, a sufficient quantity.
Qt.-Quart.
qu. or qy.-Qua,re, inquire; query.
Quar-Quarterly.
Ques.-Question.
q.v.- Quod vide, which see; quantum s8, as
much as you will.
.-Rdpe, take.
It.-Regina, Queen; Rex, King.
R.-River; Rood; Rod.
R.A.-Royal Academy; Royal Academician.
R.A.-Royal Arch.
R.A.-Royal Artillery.
RC.-Rescriplum, a Rescript, re-written.
R.E.-Royal Engineers.
Rec.-Recipe or Recorder.
Recd.-Received.
Rec. Sec.-Recording Secretary.
Rect.-Rector; Receipt.
Ref,-Reference.
Ref. Ch.-Reformed Church.
Reg.-RegiBter; Regular.
Reg. Prof.-Regius Professor.
Regr.-Reglstrar.
Bogt-Regiment.
iel.-Religion.
Rep.-Representative; Reporter.
Rev.-Reverend; Revelation (Book of); Re-

torical Society.
l Mail.

R. P.-Regius Professor, the King's Professor.
R.R.-Ralroad.
R.S.-Recording Secretary.
Rs.-Responsum, answer; respondere, to an-
swer.
R.S.A.-Royal Society of Antiquaries; Royal
Scottish Academy.
R.S.D.-Royal Society of Dublin.
ER.S.E.-Royal Society of Edinburgh.
R.S,L.-Royal Society of London.
R.S.S.-egie Societa(iz Socius, Fellow of the
Royal Society.
Rt. Hou.-Right Honorable.
Rt. Rev.-Right Reverend.
Rt. Wpful.-lRlght Worshipful.
R.W.-Rlght Worthy.
R.W.O.-Riddare of Wasa Orden, Knight of
the Order of Wasa.
S.-South; Saint; Scribe; Sulphur; Sunday;
Sun; Series.
S.-Solidu, a shilling.
S.A.-South America; South Africa; South
Australia.
s.a.-Scuadum artem, according to art.
Sam.-Samuel.
Sansc.-Sanscrit.
S.A.S.-Socielatis Ait.iquarforum $odu, Fel-
low of the Society of Antiquaries.
Sat.-Saturday.
Sax.-Saxon.
Sax. Chron.-Saxon Chronicle.
S.C.-Senatus Con8ulun4 a decree of the
Senate; South Carolina.
Sc.-Sculp8i he (or she) engraved it.
sc or scil.-Sciltcel, namely.
Scan. Mag. - Scandalum mwgnatum, scandal;
or scandatum magnum, great scandal.
S. caps.- Small capitals.
Schol.-Scholium a note.
Schr.-Schooner.
Sc. fa.- ire faclas, make known (legal).
Sclav.-Selavonic.
Scalp. or sculp.-3ulpsit, he (orshe) engraved
S.D.-Saluterz d;cit, sends health.
S.E.-Southeast.
Sec.-Secretary; Second.
Sec. Leg.-Secretary of Legation.
Sec. leg.-Secundian legem, according to law.
Sec. reg. - Secundum regulam, according to
rule.
Sect.-Section.
Sem.-Semble, It seems.
Sen. -Senate; Senator; Senior.
Sept. -September ; Septuagint.
Seq.-Sequeneia, following; sequitur, It fol.
lows.
Ser.-Series.
Serg.-Sergeant.
Serg.-Maj.-Sergeant-Major.
Servt.-Servant.
S.G.-Sollcitor-General.
Shak.-Shakspeare.

Yen, Knight

ireus, Bachelor of
Doctor of Phil-
ilosophy; PhIle-
r of learning.
nm, a lover of the

or of

of his country.
take leave.
oman people.
* Academy.
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