ecclesiastical
544 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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L.C.D. | Legis Civilis Doctor ("Doctor of Civil Law") | |
Lect. | Lectio ("Lesson") | |
Legit. | Legitime, Legitimus ("Legally", "legitimate") | |
L.H.D. | Litterarum Humaniorum Doctor ("Doctor of Literature") | |
Lia. | Licentia ("License") | |
Lib., Lo. | Liber, Libro ("Book", "In the book") | |
Lic. | Licentia, Licentiatus ("License", "Licentiate") | |
Litma. | Legitima ("Lawful") | |
Litt. | Littera ("Letter") | |
LL.B. | Legum Baccalaureus ("Bachelor of Laws") | |
LL.D. | Legum Doctor ("Doctor of Laws") | |
LL.M. | Legum Magister ("Master of Laws") | |
L.M. | Locus Monumenti ("Place of the Monument") | |
Loc. | Locus ("Place") | |
Lov. | Lovanium ("Louvain") | |
Lovan. | Lovanienses (Theologians of Louvain) | |
Lre. | Litterae ("Letters") | |
L.S. | Locus Sepulchri ("Place of the Sepulchre") | |
L.S. | Loco Sigilli ("Place of the Seal") | |
Lte. | Licite ("Lawfully", or "licitly") | |
Lud. | Ludovicus | |
M. | Martyr, or Memoria ("Memory") or Monumentum ("Monument") | |
M. | Maria ("Mary") | |
M.A. | Magister Artium ("Master of Arts") | |
Mag. | Magister ("Master") | |
Magro. | Magistro ("Master" dat. or abl. case) | |
Mand. | Mandamus ("We command") | |
Mand. Ap. | Mandatum Apostolicum ("Apostolic Mandate", e.g. for a bishop's consecration) | |
Mart., M., MM. | Martyr, Martyres ("Martyr", "Martyrs" Breviary) | |
Mat. | Matutinum ("Matins" Breviary) | |
Matr. | Matrimonum ("Marriage") | |
M.C. | Missionaries of Charity | |
Mgr., Msgr., or Mons. | Monsignor ("My Lord") | |
Mir. | Misericorditer ("Mercifully") | |
Miraone. | Miseratione ("Pity" abl. case) | |
Miss. | Missa ("Mass" Breviary); Missionarius ("Missionary") | |
Miss. Apost., M.A. | Missionarius Apostolicus ("Missionary Apostolic") | |
MM. | Martyres ("Martyrs") | |
M.P. | Monumentum Posuit ("Erected a Monument") | |
M.R. | Missionarius Rector ("Missionary Rector") | |
Mrimonium. | Matrimonium ("Matrimony") | |
MRT. | Merenti ("To the Deserving") | |
M.S. | Missionaries of La Salette (France) | |
M.S.C. | Missionarii Sancti Caroli ("Missionaries of St. Charles") | |
M.S.C. | Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis ("Missionaries of the Most Sacred Heart") | |
m.t.v. | mutatur terminatio versiculi ("the termination of the little verse is changed" Breviary) | |
N. | Nonas ("Nones"); or Numero ("Number") | |
Nativ. D.N.J.C. | Nativitas Domini Nostri Jesu Christi ("Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ") | |
N. D. | Nostra Domina, Notre Dame ("Our Lady") | |
Nigr. | Niger ("Black" Breviary) |