TO NAVAL OFFICERS.
To His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence:—Lord High Admiral of Great Britain:—May it please Your Royal Highness. To Vice-Admirals, or Rear-Admirals:—Sir—or Your Honour—except they be Noblemen.
TO AMBASSADORS.
To His Excellency Sir A. B. Bart. Envoy Extraordinary from His Britannic Majesty to ——; Ambassador to ——; Resident at, &c.:—Your Excellency. To the Secretaries and Consuls:—Sir.
TO THE JUDGES AND LAWYERS.
To the Right Honourable A. Baron of B.—Lord High Chancellor—Lord Chief Justice of the King’s-Bench, &c.:—My Lord—Your Lordship.
N.B.—All the other Judges, in their Official Capacities, are styled Lords, &c. and every Barrister is styled Esquire. Private Gentlemen in the Commission of the Peace, Sheriffs and Recorders, are also styled Esquires, with the appellation of Worshipful. But, the Aldermen and Recorder of the City of London, and all Mayors of Corporations, have the title of Right Worshipful.
Bodies Corporate are styled Honourable, and sometimes Worshipful.
| Abbreviations in Writing and Printing |
| ———— |
| A.B. or B.A. Bachelor of Arts. |
| A.M. or M.A. Master of Arts. |
| A.M. Anno Mundi. In the year of the world. |
| A.D. Anno Domini. In the year of our Lord. |
| A. M. Ante Meridiem. Before noon. |
| Acct. Account. |
| Ann. Annum. Yearly. Per Annum. By the year. |
| Ansr. Answer. |
| Abp. Archbishop. |
| Adml. Admiral. |
| Admr. Administrator. |
| B.V.M. Blessed Virgin Mary. |
| Bart. Baronet. |
| C.C.C. Corpus Christi College. |
| Ct. or Cent. An hundred. |
| Capt. Captain. |
| Col. Colonel. |
| Co. Company, County. |
| C.S. Custos Sigili. Keeper of the Seal. |
| Cr. Creditor. |
| Dr. Debtor. Doctor. |
| D.D. Doctor in Divinity. |
| D. Duke. |
| Do. Ditto, the same. |
| E.G. exempli gratia. For example. |
| E. Earl. |
| Esqr. Esquire. |
| Extr. Executor. |
| F.R.S. Fellow of the Royal Society. |
| F.S.A. Fellow of the Society of Arts. |
| G.R. Georgius Rex, King George. |
| Genl. General. |
| Gent. Gentlemen. |
| Govr. Governor. |
| Hum. Humble. |
| Honble. Honourable. |
| Imp. Imprimis, first. |
| Inst. Instant. |
| It. Item, also. |
| Id. Idem, Ibid. Ibidem, the same. |
| i.e. id est, that is. |
| J.H.S. Jesus Hominum Salvator. Jesus Saviour of Men. |
| K.G. Knight of the Garter. |
| K.B. Knight of the Bath. |
| Knt. Knight. |
| Ld. Lord. |
| Lp. Lordship. |
| LL.D. Doctor of Laws. |
| Lday. Lady-day. |
| Lieut. Lieutenant. |
| L.C.J. Lord Chief Justice. |
| M.D. Doctor in Medicine. |
| M.S. Memoria Sacrum. Sacred to the Memory. |
| M. Marquis. |
| Mr. Master. |
| Mrs. Mistress. |
| Mem. Memento. Remember. |
| Mich. Michaelmas. |
| Midsr. Midsummer. |
| Madm. Madam. |
| Messrs. Masters, or Gentlemen. |
| Monsr. Monsieur. |
| MS. Manuscript. |
| Math. Mathematics, or Mathematician. |
| N.B. Nota Bene, Mark well. |
| N.S. New Style. |
| No. Numero. Number. |
| O.S. Old Style. |
| Obedt. Obedient. |
| P. M. Post Meridiem, Afternoon. |
| Philo. Math. Lover of Learning. |
| Pd. Paid. |
| Per. By. |
| Penult. Last except one. |
| P.S. Postscript. |
| Qty. Quantity. |
| Q.E.D. which is demonstrated. |
| q.d. quasi dicat, as much as to say. |
| Rex. King. |
| Regina. Queen. |
| Rt. Hon. Right Honourable. |
| Rt. Revd. Right Reverend. |
| Rt. Wpful. Right Worshipful. |
| Recd. Received. |
| Rect. Receipt. |
| St. Saint, Holy. |
| St. Street. |
| Servt. Servant. |
| Ult. Ultimo. Last. |
| Viz. Videlicet, Namely. |
| Wp. Worship. |
| Xmas. Christmas. |
| &c. Et cetera, and so forth. |
| LIST of FRENCH and other FOREIGN WORDS and PHRASES in common Use, with their Pronunciation and Explanation. |
| Aid-de-camp (aid-di-cong). Assistant to a general. |
| A-la-mode (al-a-mode). In the fashion. |
| Antique (an-teek). Ancient, or Antiquity. |
| A propos (ap-ro-po). To the purpose, Seasonably, or By the bye. |
| Auto da fe (auto-da-fa). Act of faith (burning of heretics). |
| Bagatelle (ba-ga-tel). Trifle. |
| Beau (bo). A man drest fashionably. |
| Beau monde (bo-mond). People of fashion. |
| Belle (bell). A woman of fashion or beauty. |
| Belles lettres (bell-letter). Polite literature. |
| Billet doux (bil-le-doo). Love letter. |
| Bon mot (bon-mo). A piece of wit. |
| Bon ton (bon-tong). Fashion. |
| Boudoir (boo-dwar). A small private apartment. |
| Carte blanche (cart-blansh). Unconditional terms. |
| Chateau (shat-o). Country-seat. |
| Chef d’œuvre (she-deuvre). Master piece. |
| Ci-devant (see-de-vang). Formerly. |
| Comme il faut (com-e-fo). As it should be. |
| Con amore (con-a-mo-re). Gladly. |
| Conge d’elire (congee-de-leer). Permission to choose. |
| Corps (core). Body. |
| Coup de grace (coo-de-grass). Finishing stroke. |
| Coup de main (coo-de-main). Sudden enterprize. |
| Coup d’œil (coo-deil) View, or Glance. |
| Debut (de-bu). Beginning. |
| Denouement (de-nooa-mong). Finishing, or Winding up. |
| Dernier ressort (dern-yair-res-sor). Last resort. |
| Depôt (dee-po). Store, or Magazine. |
| Dieu et mon droit (dew-a-mon-drwau). God and my right. |
| Double entendre (doo-blean-tan-der). Double meaning. |
| Douceur (doo-seur). A bribe. |
| Eclaircissement (ec-lair-cis-mong). Explanation. |
| Eclat (ec-la). Splendour. |
| Eleve (el-ave). Pupil. |
| En bon point (ang-bon-poing). Jolly. |
| En flute (ang-flute). Carrying guns on the upper deck only. |
| En masse (ang-mass). In a mass. |
| En passant (ang-pas-sang). By the way. |
| Ennui (ang-wee). Tiresomeness. |
| Entreé (ong-tray). Entrance. |
| Faux pas (fo-pa). Misconduct. |
| Honi soit qui mal y pense (ho-nee-swau kee mal e panss). May evil happen to him who evil thinks. |
| Ich dien (ik deen). I serve. |
| Incógnito. Disguised, or unknown. |
| In pétto. Hid, or in reserve. |
| Je ne sais quoi (ge-ne-say-kwan). I know not what. |
| Jeu de mots (zheu-de-mo). Play upon words. |
| Jeu d’esprit (zheu-de-sprie). Play of wit. |
| L’argent (lar-zhang). Money, or silver. |
| Mal-a-propos (mal-ap-ro-po). Unseasonable, or unseasonably. |
| Mauvaise honte (mo-vaiz honte). Unbecoming bashfulness. |
| Nom de guerre (nong des giair). Assumed name. |
| Nonchalance (non-shal-ance). Indifference. |
| Outre (oot-ray). Preposterous. |
| Perdue (per-due). Concealed. |
| Petit maitre (pette e maiter). Fop. |
| Protege (pro-te-zhay). A person patronized and protected. |
| Rouge (rooge). Red, or red paint. |
| Sang froid (sang-froau). Coolness. |
| Sans (sang). Without. |
| Savant (sav-ang). A learned man. |
| Soi-disant (swau-dee-zang). Pretended. |
| Tête-a-tête (tait-a-tait). Face to face, or private conversation of two persons. |
| Unique (yew-neek). Singular. |
| Valet de chambre (val’-e-de-shamb). Footman. |
| Vive le roi (veev-ler-wau). Long live the king. |