Genealogy Latin Dictionary
Below is a list of genealogy latin terms.
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| Latin Phrase | Abbreviation |
English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| terra firma | solid ground | |
| terra incognita | unknown land | |
| ter in die | t.i.d. |
three times a day |
| tres, tria | 3, third | |
| ubique | everywhere | |
| unus | 1, first | |
| ut dictum | ut dict. |
as directed |
| ut supra | ut sup. |
as directed |
| uxor | wife | |
| veni, vidi, vici | I came, I saw, I conquered | |
| verbatim | word for word | |
| versus | vs. |
against |
| via | by way of | |
| vice | in place of | |
| vice versa | in reverse order | |
| Victoria Imperatrix Regina | VIR |
Victoria, Empress and Queen |
| vide | v. |
see |
| vidua, viduas | widow, widower | |
| videlicet | viz. |
namely |
| vox populi | voice of the people | |
| vxor, uxor | wife |