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A On the Ontario Land Record Index; transaction type; = assignment LEGAL A Anglican ABBREVIATION A AVO grandmother PORTUGUESE A MENSA ET TORO from bed and board LATIN A QUO from whom (descended from whom) LATIN A.D. in the year of our lord; A.D. = Anno Domini LATIN AA On Ontario Land Record Index; type of free grant = Gratuitous LEGAL AA African Association Baptist ABBREVIATION AAR Appenzell-Ausser-Rhoden, CH PLACE-NAME AB AVIA great great grandmother LATIN AB NEPOS great great grandson LATIN ABAVIA great-great-grandmother LATIN ABAVUS great-great-grandfather; ancestor LATIN ABBAS abbot LATIN ABD Aberdeen, SCT PLACE-NAME ABIATICUS nephew LATIN ABLEPSIA blindness MEDICAL ABLEPSY blindness MEDICAL ABOPSIA blindness MEDICAL ABORTIVUS stillborn LATIN ABORTUS FEVER brucellosis MEDICAL ABRA maidservant LATIN ABRIL April SPANISH ABRIL April PORTUGUESE ABSCESS a collection of pus within any tissue of the body MEDICAL ABSTRACT a summary of important facts, especially in wills or deeds LEGAL ABUELA grandmother SPANISH ABUELO grandfather SPANISH AC and LATIN ACARIASIS scabies; a disease of the skin caused by mites MEDICAL ACATER supplied food provisions, e.g. a ships chandler OCCUPATION ACCIPITRARY falconer OCCUPATION ACCOMPTANT accountant OCCUPATION ACCORDEUR D'ORGUES organ tuner FRENCH ACCORDEUR DE PIANO piano tuner FRENCH ACCOUCHEUR man who acts as a midwife MEDICAL ACCOUCHEUR one who assisted women in childbirth OCCUPATION ACCOUCHEUS one who assisted women in childbirth OCCUPATION ACCOUCHEUSE midwife MEDICAL ACCOUTRE supplier of military accessories OCCUPATION ACCOUTREMENT MAKER supplier of military accessories OCCUPATION ACHOR a skin disease of the scalp MEDICAL ACHT eight GERMAN ACHT eight DUTCH ACIDOSIS a condition occurring when the alkali reserves of the blood are diminished MEDICAL ACKERMAN ploughman, an oxherder OCCUPATION ACRE an English acre is 43,560 square feet as standardized in 1824; a Scottish acre is 55,353.6 square feet; an Irish acre is 70,560 square feet MEASURE ACREMAN ploughman, an oxherder OCCUPATION ACROMEGALY chronic disease resulting in abnormal growth MEDICAL ACT Capital Territory, AUS PLACE-NAME ACTEUR actor FRENCH ACTINOMYCOSIS a chronic disease characterized by the formation of multiple abscesses caused by a fungi infection MEDICAL ACTUARY kept public accounts of business OCCUPATION ACUTE MANIA severe insanity MEDICAL AD Adventists ABBREVIATION AD PERPERUAM REI MEMORIAM for a perpetual record of the matter LATIN ADDISON'S DISEASEA a complex of symptoms characterized by general weakness and fatigue, low blood preasure, digestive disturbances and browning or discolouration of the skin. MEDICAL ADEN FEVER dengue MEDICAL ADENITIS inflammation of a gland MEDICAL ADJUTANT GEN Adjutant General ABBREVIATION ADMINISTRATOR directed the affairs of another OCCUPATION ADMINISTRATOR person appointed to manage or divide the estate of a deceased person LEGAL ADMINISTRATRIX a female administrator LEGAL ADSUM here I am LATIN ADVERTISEMENT CONVEYANCER sandwich board man OCCUPATION ADVOCATE DEPUTE in Scotland a law officer who could act a public prosecutor OCCUPATION ADVOCATUS patron LATIN ADVOWEE normally a nobleman, who had the right to present a clergyman to a benefice OCCUPATION AE aetitis (aged ancestor) LATIN AEDIFICATOR builder, architect LATIN AEGROTANTEM illness or sickness LATIN AEGROTAT medical certificate showing that a person is not able to perform their duties MEDICAL AEGYPTIANUS Egyptian, gypsy LATIN AERO-OTITIS MEDIA inflammation of the middle ear caused by differences in pressure inside the ear cavity and that of the atmosphere MEDICAL AERONAUT balloonist or a trapeze artist in the circus or music halls OCCUPATION AET aetitis (aged ancestor) LATIN AETAS age; period of time LATIN AETAS SUAE aged LATIN AETATE MINORIS youngest son; junior LATIN AFEBRILE without symptoms of fever MEDICAL AFFEEROR official in the manorial courts who assessed the monetary penalty and also collected taxes and dues; also called Assessor OCCUPATION AFFIDAVIT written declaration voluntarily made and confirmed by oath or affirmation before the proper official LEGAL AFT OR > after ABBREVIATION AG Aargau, CH PLACE-NAME AGATE insures health, long life and prosperity; birth stone for June (also see chalcedony) SYMBOLS AGE age FRENCH AGENT DE POLICE policeman FRENCH AGISTER official of the Royal Forests or in the New Forest it is the title for the one in charge of the ponies OCCUPATION AGOSTO August SPANISH AGOSTO August ITALIAN AGOSTS August PORTUGUESE AGRAPHIA a condition of the brain whereby a person becomes unable to express thoughts in writing MEDICAL AGRICOLA farmer LATIN AGUE the recurring fever & chills of malarial infection or other fever MEDICAL AGUE CAKE tumour caused by enlargement and hardening of the spleen usually by malaria MEDICAL AGY Anglesey, WLS PLACE-NAME AIR Appenzell-Inner-Rhoden, CH PLACE-NAME AIR-SWELLINGS tympanites; air or gas in the intestines MEDICAL AK Alaska, USA PLACE-NAME AL Alabama, USA PLACE-NAME ALABASTERER worked with alabaster OCCUPATION ALASTRIM a form of smallpox MEDICAL ALBINISM a congenital deficiency of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes MEDICAL ALBINUS foreigner LATIN ALBLASTERE crossbow man OCCUPATION ALBUMINURIA the presence of albumin (a simple protein) in the urine MEDICAL ALCHEMIST medieval chemist who claimed to be able to turn base metals into gold OCCUPATION ALD Alderney, CHI PLACE-NAME ALDERMAN senior councillor one position down from Mayor in the local council OCCUPATION ALE CONNER official who tested the quality and measure of ale served in public houses OCCUPATION ALE FOUNDER official who tested the quality and measure of ale served in public houses OCCUPATION ALE TASTER tested ale and beer for quality; first recorded in London, 1377. Appointed by the Manor and forerunner of the Inspector for Weights & Measures OCCUPATION ALE TUNNER employed by the brewery to fill ale casks (tuns) with ale OCCUPATION ALE-DRAPER innkeeper OCCUPATION ALEPPO BOIL Leishmaniasis MEDICAL ALEWIFE woman who keeps an alehouse or tavern OCCUPATION ALIAS otherwise known as LATIN ALKALOSIS a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the relative alkali reserve MEDICAL ALL SPICE a grocer OCCUPATION ALMANAC MAN official appointed by the Court of Sewers who warned the inhabitants of the Trent River area of higher than normal tides OCCUPATION ALMONER gave out alms or charity to the poor on behalf of the parish OCCUPATION ALMONER giver of charity to the needy LATIN ALMSMAN received alms OCCUPATION ALNAGER sworn officer who attested to measurement and quality of woolen goods; also aulager OCCUPATION ALPINE MADNESS rabies MEDICAL ALPINE SCURVY pellagra MEDICAL ALS Alsace, FRA PLACE-NAME ALTER age GERMAN AMANUENSIS secretary or stenographer LATIN AMANUENSIS secretary or stenographer OCCUPATION AMAUROSIS blindness especially to cases in which the eye itself is unaffected, the cause being in the optic nerve or the brain MEDICAL AMBER & JET CUTTER cut and polished amber for jewelry OCCUPATION AMBER CUTTER cut ambergris OCCUPATION AMBLER officer of the Royal Stable who broke in horses OCCUPATION AMBO similar to the term 'CUM' (=combined with) but used when the places have similar names (eg Huttons Ambo [High & Low Hutton]) PLACE-NAME AMEN MAN parish clerk OCCUPATION AMENTIA mental deficiency MEDICAL AMERICAN PLAGUE yellow fever MEDICAL AMETHYST preventive against violent passions; birth stone for February SYMBOLS AMICUS friend LATIN AMICUS HUMANI GENERIS a humanitarian or philanthropist LATIN AMITA aunt LATIN AMITA MAGNA grandfather's sister; grand aunt LATIN AMITA MAIOR great-grand aunt (father's side) LATIN AMITA MAXIMA great-great-grand aunt (father's side) LATIN AN NEPTIS great great granddaughter LATIN ANAEMIA a deficiency in the blood MEDICAL ANASARCA dropsy of the cellular tissue; general dropsy; water throughout the flesh. MEDICAL ANC ancestor/ancestry ABBREVIATION ANC/O ancestry of ABBREVIATION ANCHOR SMITH made anchors OCCUPATION ANCHORESS female hermit or religious recluse OCCUPATION ANCHORITE male hermit or religious recluse OCCUPATION ANCHYLOSIS stiff joint MEDICAL ANCILLA maidservant LATIN ANCOME a small ulcerous swelling coming suddenly; also a whitlow MEDICAL ANEMIA a deficiency in the blood MEDICAL ANEURISM the swelling of an artery or the dilatation and expansion of some part of an artery MEDICAL ANGLE IRON SMITH made angle iron ie. flat iron bars bent at right angles lengthwise OCCUPATION ANH Anhalt, GER PLACE-NAME ANIDROSIS too little perspiration MEDICAL ANILEPMAN smallholder (tenant of the manor) OCCUPATION ANKLE BEATER young person who helped to drive the cattle to market OCCUPATION ANNATTO MAKER worked in the manufacture of dyes for paint or printing OCCUPATION ANNEE year FRENCH ANNI of the year LATIN ANNO year ITALIAN ANNO year PORTUGUESE ANNO AESTATIS SUOE in the year of his or her age LATIN ANNO CHRISTI in the year of Christ LATIN ANNO DOMINI in the year of our lord LATIN ANNO MUNDI in the year of the world LATIN ANNO PREDICTO in the aforesaid year LATIN ANNO URBIS CONDITE in the year from the time the city (Rome) was built LATIN ANNODOMINI year of the lord LATIN ANNUS year LATIN ANNUS BISSEXTUS leap year LATIN ANNUS MIRABILIS year of wonder LATIN ANNWYL BLANT the loving children WELSH ANNWYL BLENTYN the loving child WELSH ANNWYL BRIOD the loving spouse WELSH ANNWYL DAD the loving father WELSH ANNWYL FAB the loving son WELSH ANNWYL FABAN the loving baby WELSH ANNWYL FAM the loving mother WELSH ANNWYL FERCH the loving daughter WELSH ANNWYL WR the loving husband WELSH ANNWYL WRAIG the loving wife WELSH ANONYMA stillborn daughter LATIN ANONYMOUS stillborn son LATIN ANOREXIA lack of appetite MEDICAL ANS Angus, SCT PLACE-NAME ANT Antrim, IRL PLACE-NAME ANTE before LATIN ANTE MERIDIEM before noon LATIN ANTEA formerly LATIN ANTECESSOR ancestor; predecessor LATIN ANTHRACOSIS lung disease caused by inhalation of coal dust MEDICAL ANTHRAX a large and painful carbuncle or boil MEDICAL ANTI before LATIN ANTIGROPELOS MAKER made waterproof leggings OCCUPATION ANUS old woman LATIN ANVIL SMITH made anvils and hammers for blacksmiths OCCUPATION AOUT August FRENCH AP son of LATIN AP American Presbyterian ABBREVIATION APHASIA lose of speech or of connecting words and ideas due to morbid conditions of the brain MEDICAL APHONIA laryngitis MEDICAL APHTHAE small white ulcers on the tongue and inside of the mouth; also thrush MEDICAL APHTHOUS STOMATITIS simple mouth ulcers MEDICAL APIARIAN beekeeper OCCUPATION APIARIST beekeeper OCCUPATION APICULTEUR beekeeper FRENCH APOPLEXY a stroke MEDICAL APOSTEME an abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter; also imposthume MEDICAL APOTHECARY prepared and sold medicines or drugs; pharmacist OCCUPATION APPARITOR official who summoned witnesses in the ecclesiastical courts OCCUPATION APPRENTCE apprentice ABBREVIATION APPRENTICE person bound, often by legal document, to learn some art, trade or profession OCCUPATION APPRENTIS ENGAGÉS articled apprentices FRENCH APPURTENANCE an appendage to something else & which passes as an incident to it (eg a right of way or easement to land) LEGAL APRIL April GERMAN APRIL April DUTCH APRIL April NORWEGIAN APRILE April ITALIAN APRILLIS April LATIN APRONEER term used in London for a shopkeeper OCCUPATION APRONMAN mechanic OCCUPATION APUD in, at, to, nearby LATIN AQU Aquitaine, FRA PLACE-NAME AQUARIUS waterman; also ewar OCCUPATION AQUAVITA SELLER sold alcohol OCCUPATION AR Arkansas, USA PLACE-NAME ARACHNITIS inflammation of the arachnoid and pia mater - membranes in the brain MEDICAL ARBOR VITAE a flower that represents unchanging friendship SYMBOLS ARCHIATER physician LATIN ARCHIATOR physician OCCUPATION ARCHIL MAKER made a violet dye from lichens, used in the textile industry OCCUPATION ARCHITECTE architect FRENCH ARCHITECTOR thatcher LATIN ARCHITECTUS mason, builder, bricklayer LATIN ARKWRIGHT skilled craftsman who produced "arks" (wooden chests or coffers) OCCUPATION ARL Argyll, SCT PLACE-NAME ARM Armagh, IRL PLACE-NAME ARM a tailor's measure of about 1 yard MEASURE ARMIGER squire who carried the armour of a knight OCCUPATION ARMIGER bearer of arms LATIN ARMIGEROUS entitled to heraldic arms LATIN ARMOURER made suits of armour or plates of armour for buildings or ships, etc OCCUPATION ARMURIER gunsmith FRENCH ARPENT (Old French) land area = 0.85 acres MEASURE ARPENTEUR land surveyor FRENCH ARR arrived ABBREVIATION ARRIERE-GRAND-MERE great-grand-mother FRENCH ARRIERE-GRAND-PERE great-grand-father FRENCH ARRIMEUR stevedore; longshoreman FRENCH ARS LONGA, VITA BREVIS art is long, life is short LATIN ARTIFEX artisan LATIN ARTIFICER highly respected skilled or artistic worker or craftsman or one that makes or contrives; a soldier mechanic who does repairs OCCUPATION ARTISAN one who is trained in a trade OCCUPATION ARTISTE artist FRENCH ASCITES an accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity MEDICAL ASHMAN dustman OCCUPATION ASPHYXIA suffocation MEDICAL ASSAY MASTER determined the amount of gold or silver to go in coins OCCUPATION ASSAYER determined the proportions of metal in ore OCCUPATION ASSIGNEE person to whom some right, privilege or property is transferred to by a court LEGAL ASSIGNOR person who signs over the title or interest in something to another party LEGAL ASSIGNS persons who take either immediately or remotely by law, devise or conveyance LEGAL ASTHENIA debility; want of strength MEDICAL ASTHENY debility; want of strength MEDICAL ASTHMA a chronic disorder of respiration characterized by difficulty of breathing, coughing and expectoration MEDICAL ASTIGMATISM a defect of an eye causing blurred vision MEDICAL ASTRARIUS HAERES an heir who occupies his inheritance during the ancestor's lifetime LATIN AT Atheist ABBREVIATION ATAVUS great-great-great-grandfather; ancestor LATIN ATQUE and LATIN ATROPHY a wasting of the flesh with loss of strength MEDICAL ATT attorney ABBREVIATION ATTEST to bear witness to; to affirm LEGAL ATTEST to bear witness to; to certify by signature or oath LEGAL ATW Antwerpen, BEL PLACE-NAME AUBERGISTS barkeeper; innkeeper; landlord. FRENCH AUCHLIT twenty-eight pounds (SCT) WEIGHT AUCHLIT a peck (SCT) MEASURE AUGER MAKER made carpenters augers (used for boring holes in wood) OCCUPATION AUGUST August DUTCH AUGUST August GERMAN AUGUST August NORWEGIAN AULNAGER sworn officer who attested to measurement and quality of woolen goods; also alnager OCCUPATION AURIFABER goldsmith OCCUPATION AURIFEX goldsmith LATIN AUS Australia PLACE-NAME AUSTRALIS south, southern LATIN AUTOR cobbler LATIN AUV Auvergne, FRA PLACE-NAME AVA grandmother LATIN AVENATOR hay and forage merchant; also plantifene OCCUPATION AVI grandparents LATIN AVIA grandmother LATIN AVIATICUS nephew LATIN AVOCAT advocate FRENCH AVORUM grandparents LATIN AVOWRY term for the lord of the manor OCCUPATION AVRIL April FRENCH AVUNCULUS maternal uncle LATIN AVUNCULUS MAGNUS grand uncle LATIN AVUNCULUS MAJOR great-grand uncle; great-grandmother's brother LATIN AVUNCULUS MAXIMUS great-great-grand uncle LATIN AVUS grandfather LATIN AWST, AUST August WELSH AXEL TREE MAKER made axles for coaches and wagons OCCUPATION AXEL TREE TURNER made axles for coaches and wagons OCCUPATION AYR Ayr, SCT PLACE-NAME AZ Arizona, USA PLACE-NAME |
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