A selection of latin words of use to family historians

Ambo

Both

Amita

Aunt (paternal)

Annoque predicto

Of the year aforesaid

Armiger

Arms bearer, squire

Avunculus

Uncle (maternal)

Avus

Grandfather

Baptizat, baptizatus(-a) est (or erat) baptizabatur (abbrev: bapt)

Baptized

Caelebs

Single

Coniunctierant, conjunctus, copulati(us)

Married

Conjugata

Married woman

Conjures

Married couple

Copulati sunt

Were married

Cretura Christi

Child of Christ (ie who died unnamed)

Cum contione (abbrev: cum cont)

With a sermon

De hac parochia, de hujus parochie

Of this parish

Die

On the ... day

Dominus (-a) (abbrev: dom)

Lord or sir (lady or dame)

Duxit (followed by bride's name)

Led in marriage

Ejus

His or her (of him or her)

Eques

Knight

Ex hac eadem parochia

From this same parish

Femina

Woman, wife

Filia (abbrev: fil or fill)

Daughter (or daughter of)

Filiaster

Son in law, stepson

Filius (abbrev: fil or fill)

Son (or son of)

Filius (-a) populi (abbrev: fil.pop)

Bastard son (or daughter)

Filius (-a) vulgi

Son or daughter of a harlot

Frater

Brother (or monk)

Gemelli(-e)

Twins (twin girls)

Gener

Son or grandson in law

Generosus

Gentleman

Ignoti parentis

Of unknown parents

In comitatu (abbrev: in com)

In the county (of)

In matrimonia

Were joined in matrimony

Innuba

Unmarried woman

Juncti sunt

Were joined in matrimony

Juxta Christi

According to Christ (ie in year)

Majores

Ancestors

Mariti

Married couple

Martia

Wife

Mater

Mother

Matertera

Aunt (maternal)

Matrimonium solemnizat

Married

Mensis

Of the month

Meretrix

Harlot

Miles

Knight

Nepos, nepus

Grandchild, nephew

Nepta

Granddaughter. niece

Nothus

Bastard

Nupsit

Married

Nupti fuerunt (abbrev: nupt)

Were married

Nurus

Daughter in law

Obiit (abbrev: ob)

Died

Parens

Parent, grandparent

Parochie (abbrev: par)

Of the parish of

Pater

Father

Patruus

Uncle (paternal)

Per bannos

By banns

Per licentiam (abbrev: lic)

By licence

Priories

Ancestors

Proles

Descendant

Propinquarius

Relation

Puella

Spinster

Relicta

Widow

Relictus

Widower

Renatus(-a)

Baptised (ie reborn)

Senex

An old man

Sepeliebatur (abbrev: sep) Sepultat, sepultatus erat, in tumulo sep.

Buried, was buried

Solutus(-a)

Bachelor (spinster)

Soror

Sister (or nun)

Sponsa

Wife

Sponsus

Husband

Stylo Angliae

In the style of England (date)

Successio

Descendants

Ut dicitur

As is said

Ut fertur

Of a putative father

Uterque

Both

Uxor (abbrev: ux)

Wife (or wife of)

Uxoratus

Married

Vevodus

Widower

Viduus(-a) (abbrev: vid)

Widower (or widow)

Vir

Man, husband

RFM Revised 10/92