Genealogy Latin Dictionary
Below is a list of genealogy latin terms.
A | B C | D | E | F | G H | I J | K | L M | N O | P | Q R | S | T - Z
| Latin Phrase | Abbreviation |
English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| quantum sufficit | q.s. |
as much as suffices |
| quasi dictum | q.d. |
as if said |
| quater in die sumendus | q.d.s. |
(medicine) to be taken four times a day |
| quattuor | 4, fourth | |
| quid pro quo | something for something else | |
| quinque | 5, fifth | |
| quod erat demonstrandum | Q.E.D. |
which was to be demonstrated |
| quod erat faciendum | Q.E.F. |
which was to be done |
| quod erat inveniendum | Q.E.I. |
which was to be found |
| quod est | q.e. |
which is |
| quo vadis | "whither goest thou" or where are you going? | |
| re | concerning, hence | |
| regina | queen | |
| requiescat in pace | RIP |
rest in peace |
| rex | king | |
| rigor mortis | the stiffening of the body upon death |