Public Records Abbreviations
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The following is a list that periodically appears on one or
more of the genealogy mailing lists for the purpose of sharing
with other researchers. I, myself, cannot take credit for
compiling this, but felt that posting it might be of help to
those not active on the lists
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Some abbreviations that are encountered in public records and their
definition:
a.a.s. = anno aetitis suae = died in the year of his/her age i.e. 86 y/o died in year 86
ante.nup. = ante-nuptialis = before marriage
coel = coelebs = unmarried
m.p. = mortuo patre = after his father's death
o.coel = obit coelebs = died unmarried
o.inf. = obit infans = died in nonage [being under age]
o.om. = obiere omnes = all died
o.s.p. = obit sine prole = died without issue
o.s.p.l. = obit sine prole legitima = died without legitimate offspring
o.s.p.m. = obit sine prole mascula = died without male issue
o.s.p.s. = obit sine prole superstite = died without surviving issue
stip.con. = stipendis condonatis = without fee
unde. = from whom
v.i. = vide infra = see below
d.s.p.l.v.p. = died without legitimate children in the lifetime of his father
d.s.p.m.s. = decessit sine prole mascula supersita = died without surviving
male issue
d.v.m. = died in the lifetime of his mother
Et al = et alia = and others
inst = instans = present month
liber = book or volume
nepos = grandson
nunc = nuncapative will = an oral will, written by a witness
relict = relicta/relictus = widow or widower
sic = so or thus, exact copy as written
testes = witnesses
utl = ultimo = late
ux or vs = uxor = wife
viz = videlicet = namely
v.p. = vivente patre = in his father's lifetime
v.s. = vide supra = see above
All these "obit" entries also occur very commonly with "decessit"
(deceased) in place of the "obit" (died), i.e.
d.s.p. = decessit sine prole legitima = died without issue
d.v.p. = died during the lifetime of his/her father, etc.
