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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
testes witness
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, vidius
widow, widower
videlicet
viz.
namely
vox populi
voice of the people
vxor, uxor
wife