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Genealogy Latin Dictionary

 

Below is a list of genealogy latin terms.

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Latin Phrase
Abbreviation
English Meaning
scilicet
sc.
that is to say
septem
7, seventh
sepulti, sepultus erat
burial, buried
sex
6, sixth
simper fidelis
always faithful
sequens
following after
Senatus Populusque Romanus
SPQR
the Senate and the Roman people
sic
hence (to identify errors in the original)
sine die
indefinitely
spurius bastard
status quo
existing state of affairs
stet
let it stand
sub lite
in dispute
sub poena
under penalty (of law)
summa cum laude
with highest praise