| ab init. | ab initio: from the beginning |
| AD | anno domini: in the year of the Lord |
| ad inf. | ad infinitum: to infinity |
| ad int. | ad interim: in the meantime |
| ad lib. | ad libitum: at pleasure |
| a.m. | ante meridiem: before noon |
| arg., Ag | argentum: silver |
| Au | aurum: gold |
| ca. , c. | circa: about |
| Cantab. | Cantabrigiensis: of Cambridge |
| Cantuar. | Cantuariensis/Cantuarensis: of Canterbury |
| cf. | confer: compare |
| con. | contra: against |
| Cu | cuprum: copper |
| cv | curriculum vitae: course of life |
| DLitt | Doctor Litterarum: Doctor of Letters |
| DPhil | Doctor Philosophiae: Doctor of Philosophy |
| Dr | doctor: teacher |
| DV | Deo volente: God willing |
| e.g. | exempli gratia: for example |
| ER | Elisabeth Regina: Queen Elizabeth |
| et al. | et alii: and the rest |
| etc. | et cetera: and the rest, and so forth |
| et sequ. | et sequens: and the following |
| ex div. | extra dividendum: without dividend |
| ex lib. | ex libris: from the books (of) |
| fec. | fecit: made (it) |
| ib., ibid. | ibidem: in the same place |
| id. | idem: the same |
| i.e. | id est: that is |
| imp. | imprimatur: let it be printed |
| infra dig. | infra dignitatem: beneath one’s dignity |
| inst. | instant (from the Latin verb instare, to be present), the present month |
| lb | libra: pound |
| loc. cit. | loco citato: at the place cited |
| L.S.D. | librae. solidi. denarii: pounds, shillings, pence |
| MCh | Magister Chirugiae: Master of Surgery |
| MD | Medicinae Doctor: Doctor of Medicine |
| Na | natrium: sodium |
| nat. | natus: born |
| nem. con. | nemine contradicente: no one contradicting |
| non seq. | non sequitur: it does not follow |
| ob. | obiit: died |
| op. cit. | opere citato: in the work cited |
| Oxon. | Oxoniensis: of Oxford |
| Pb | plumbum: lead |
| per cent | per centum: in the hundred |
| per pro. | per procurationem: for and on behalf of |
| PhD | Philosophiae Doctor: Doctor of Philosophy |
| pinx. | pinxit: painted |
| pro tem. | pro tempore: for the time being |
| prox. | proximo (mense): next (month) |
| PS | post scriptum: written after (something) |
| QED | quod erat demonstrandum: which was to be demonstrated |
| qv | quod vide: which see |
| RIP | requiescat in pace: may he/she rest in peace |
| sc. | scilicet: namely |
| sd | sine die: without a day (being fixed) |
| seq. | sequens: following |
| ult. | ultimo: in the last (month) |
| ut dict. | ut dictum: as said |
| v | versus: against |
| verb. sap. | verbum sapienti: a word to the wise (is enough) |
| vid. | vide: see |
| viz. | videlicet: namely |