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D death/died ABBREVIATION D 500 LATIN D.V. deo volente (God willing) LATIN D.Y died young ABBREVIATION D/O daughter of ABBREVIATION DACRE 10 hides; a set of 10; also daker or daicre MEASURE DACTYLITIS inflammation of a finger or toe MEDICAL DAG day DUTCH DAGUERREOTYPE ARTIST early name for a photographer (from the Daguerreotype method) OCCUPATION DAICRE 10 hides; a set of 10; also dacre or daker MEASURE DAIRYMAN worker or owner of a dairy farm or seller of dairy products OCCUPATION DAISY a flower that represents innocence SYMBOLS DAISY, COLOURED a flower that represents beauty SYMBOLS DAKER 10 hides; a set of 10; also dacre or daicre MEASURE DAME D'HONNEUR maid of honour FRENCH DAMSTER builder of dams for logging purposes OCCUPATION DAN Y GARREG underneath this stone WELSH DANDY FEVER dengue MEDICAL DANTER female overseer in the winding rooms of a silk mill OCCUPATION DAREMAN dairyman OCCUPATION DATE FEVER dengue MEDICAL DATELER casual worker, usually employed by the day OCCUPATION DAU daughter ABBREVIATION DAU, DWY two WELSH DAVACH in Scotland a measure of land averaging about 416 acres: also dawache or davoch MEASURE DAVOCH in Scotland a measure of land averaging about 416 acres: also dawache or davach MEASURE DAWACHE in Scotland a measure of land averaging about 416 acres: also davach or davoch MEASURE DAY FEVER fever lasting one day; sweating sickness MEDICAL DAY MAN casual worker, usually employed by the day OCCUPATION DAYTALEMAN casual worker, usually employed by the day OCCUPATION DBY Derbyshire, ENG PLACE-NAME DC District Columbia, USA PLACE-NAME DDR East Germany PLACE-NAME DE Delaware, USA PLACE-NAME DE Deist ABBREVIATION DE JURE from the law; by right LATIN DEAD LEAVES represents sadness SYMBOLS DEADLY NIGHTSHADE a flower that represents falsehood SYMBOLS DEATHSMAN executioner OCCUPATION DÉBARDEUR stevedore FRENCH DEBILITY a state of general body weakness; faintness MEDICAL DEC deceased ABBREVIATION DECAY OF NATURE debility MEDICAL DECEM ten LATIN DECEMBER December DUTCH DECEMBER December LATIN DECEMBRE December FRENCH DECESSIT SINE PROLE (DSP) died without issue LATIN DECESSIT VITA MATRIS (DVM) died while mother was living LATIN DECESSIT VITA PATRIS (DVM) died while father was living LATIN DECIMER elected by the householders in a street to act as their representative at the borough's Court Leet OCCUPATION DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS a condition resulting from the sudden reduction in atmospheric pressure; also bends or caisson disease MEDICAL DÉCORATEUR decorator FRENCH DECOYMAN employed to decoy the wild fowl, animals, etc into a trap or within shooting range OCCUPATION DECREPITUDE feebleness due to old age MEDICAL DECRETIST knowledgeable in decrees, decretals OCCUPATION DEED a conveyance of realty transferring a title LEGAL DEEMER judge, usually in the Channel Isles or Isle of Man OCCUPATION DEEMSTER judge, usually in the Channel Isles or Isle of Man OCCUPATION DEFUNCTA dead LATIN DEFUNCTUS dead LATIN DEG ten WELSH DEI GRATIA by the grace of God LATIN DELHI BOIL Leishmaniasis MEDICAL DELIRIUM a temporary disordered state of the mental facilities occurring during illness or because of injury MEDICAL DELIRIUM TREMENS hallucinations caused by alcoholism; DTs MEDICAL DELIVERY PERITONITIS death from a bacterial infection acquired during childbirth MEDICAL DELUSION a false belief that persists in spite of the most striking evidence to the contrary MEDICAL DELVER dug ditches OCCUPATION DEMENTIA a form of insanity, marked by great impairment of intellect, will and memory MEDICAL DEMIJOHN a large glass vessel or bottle with a large body and a small neck holding 20 or 30 quarts MEASURE DEMPSTER judge, usually in the Channel Isles or Isle of Man OCCUPATION DEMSTER judge, usually in the Channel Isles or Isle of Man OCCUPATION DEN Denmark PLACE-NAME DEN Denbighshire, WLS PLACE-NAME DENATA dead person LATIN DENATUS dead person LATIN DENGUE FEVER an infectious tropical disease marked by severe pains in bones, head, eyeballs and joints; also break bone fever MEDICAL DENIZATION act of making a foreigner a citizen LEGAL DENTISTE dentist FRENCH DENTITION cutting of teeth in infancy MEDICAL DENUNCIATIO publication of banns LATIN DEO ADJUVANTE God assisting LATIN DEO FAVENTE God favouring LATIN DEO JUVANTE with God's help LATIN DEO VOLENTE (DV) God willing LATIN DEPATER precious metal refiner OCCUPATION DEPLUMATION tumor of the eyelids causing hair loss MEDICAL DEPOSITION written testimony of a witness who is under oath LEGAL DEPUTY safety officer for the pit crew in the mining industry OCCUPATION DERBYSHIRE NECK goiter MEDICAL DERMATITIS inflammation of the skin MEDICAL DERRICKMAN worked on an oil well handling the tubes and rods used in drilling OCCUPATION DESC/O descendent of ABBREVIATION DESEMBER December NORWEGIAN DESSINATEUR designer FRENCH DESSINATEUR DE PLANS draughtsman FRENCH DEUX two FRENCH DEV Devon, ENG PLACE-NAME DEVIL printer's errand boy OCCUPATION DEVIL'S GRIP pleurisy; bronchitis MEDICAL DEVILLER operated the devil, a machine that tore rags used in the textile industry OCCUPATION DEVISE gift of property by last will & testament of the donor LEGAL DEVISEE a person to whom a bequest is made through a will LEGAL DEVISOR a person who gives property by a will LEGAL DEVONSHIRE COLIC a dry bellyache; a form of colic experienced with slow lead poisoning; also Painter's Colic MEDICAL DEXTER dyer OCCUPATION DEY WIFE female dairy worker OCCUPATION DEZ ten PORTUGUESE DEZEMBER December GERMAN DEZEMBRO December PORTUGUESE DFS Dumfries, SCT PLACE-NAME DI Disciple (of Christ) ABBREVIATION DIA day PORTUGUESE DIABETES INSIPIDUS a disease characterized by a disturbance of water metabolism in which an excess of urine is passed MEDICAL DIABETES MELLITUS a disease affecting the carbohydrate metabolism in the body and characterized by abnormal amounts of sugar in the blood and urine MEDICAL DIAMOND signifies purity or pride; maintains peace between husband and wife - which is the reason for its use as a betrothal ring; birth stone for April (also see sapphire) SYMBOLS DIARY FEVER a fever that lasts one day MEDICAL DIASTOLE the phase of relaxation in the heartbeat MEDICAL DIATHESIS the constitution, both mental and physical, of a person and their tendency to resist or suffer from certain diseases MEDICAL DICEMBRE December ITALIAN DICIEMBRE December SPANISH DICTUS named on the day LATIN DIDYMI twins LATIN DIE on the day LATIN DIECI ten ITALIAN DIENSTAG Tuesday GERMAN DIES day; lifetime LATIN DIES IOVIS Thursday LATIN DIES JOVE Thursday LATIN DIES LUNE Monday LATIN DIES MARTIS Tuesday LATIN DIES MERCURIO Wednesday LATIN DIES SABBATINA Saturday LATIN DIES SATURNO Saturday LATIN DIES SOLIS Sunday LATIN DIES VENERIS Friday LATIN DIES WODENIS Wednesday LATIN DIEZ ten SPANISH DIGIT the measure of a fingers breadth or 3/4 of an inch MEASURE DIKEMAN hedger or ditcher OCCUPATION DIMANCHE Sunday FRENCH DINSDAG Tuesday DUTCH DIPHTHERIA an epidemic inflammatory disease of the air passages, especially the throat, characterized by the formation of a false membrane MEDICAL DIPPER who worked in the pottery trade and was responsible for the glazing of items OCCUPATION DISCEDO to die; depart LATIN DISH THROWER who made bowls and dishes OCCUPATION DISH TURNER who made wooden bowls or dishes OCCUPATION DISHER who made bowls and dishes OCCUPATION DISSENTER one who separates from the service and worship of any established church RELIGION DISTEMPER disturbed condition of the mind or body MEDICAL DISTILLATEUR distiller FRENCH DISTILLER maker of alcoholic beverages OCCUPATION DISTRIBUTOR parish official attached to the workhouse / poorhouse who looked after the secular needs of the poor OCCUPATION DIV divorce ABBREVIATION DIVERTICULITIS inflammation of the pouch like formations of the bowel MEDICAL DIVISION CT BAILIFF division court bailiff ABBREVIATION DIWTNOD day WELSH DIX ten FRENCH DIZZEN dozen MEASURE DNB Dunbarton, SCT PLACE-NAME DOAGERIA dowager LATIN DOARIUM dower; dowry LATIN DOB date of birth ABBREVIATION DOCHTER daughter DUTCH DOCK FEVER yellow fever MEDICAL DOCK MASTER in charge of a dockyard OCCUPATION DOCK WALLOPER dock worker, longshoreman, stevedore OCCUPATION DOCKER dock worker, longshoreman, stevedore OCCUPATION DOCTOR MED doctor of medicine ABBREVIATION DOCUMENT an instrument (eg maps, photos, seals, printed words) which may be used as evidence LEGAL DOD date of death ABBREVIATION DOG LEECH veterinarian OCCUPATION DOG WHIPPER one who drove dogs away from a village OCCUPATION DOM date of marriage ABBREVIATION DOMENICA Sunday ITALIAN DOMESMAN judge OCCUPATION DOMESTIC household servant OCCUPATION DOMESTIC ILLNESS mental breakdown; depression MEDICAL DOMI at home LATIN DOMICILLUS male servant LATIN DOMICILLUSA female servant LATIN DOMINGO Sunday SPANISH DOMINGO Sunday PORTUGUESE DOMINICA Sunday LATIN DOMUNCULARIUS inmate, resident LATIN DON Donegal, IRL PLACE-NAME DONDERDAG Thursday DUTCH DONKEY BOY driver of a carriage for passengers OCCUPATION DONKEY MAN driver of a carriage for passengers OCCUPATION DONNERSTAG Thursday GERMAN DOOF, DOOPSEL baptism DUTCH DOOR KEEPER guard, janitor, or porter OCCUPATION DOR Dorset, ENG PLACE-NAME DOREUR gilder FRENCH DOS dowry; endowment; widow's dower LATIN DOS two SPANISH DOS ADVENTIVA dowry, given by someone other that the bride's father LATIN DOS PERFECTIVA dowry, given by the bride's father or grandfather LATIN DOTABILIS entitled to dower LATIN DOTARIA dowager LATIN DOTARIUM widow's dower LATIN DOTATIO dower; endowment LATIN DOTIS dowry; endowment; widow's dower LATIN DOTO to endow; to dower LATIN DOUBLE DATING A system of dating used from 1582-1752 because it was not clear as to whether the year commenced on January 1 or March 1 GENEALOGY DOUBLER who operated a machine used to twist together strands of fiber (cotton, wool, etc) OCCUPATION DOUS two PORTUGUESE DOW Down, IRL PLACE-NAME DOWER entitled a widow to claim 1/3 of all lands and tenements gained by the husband during a marriage LEGAL DOWER, BARRING wife's release of her dower interest LEGAL DOWER, TITLE BY evidence of the right which a person has to the possession of property LEGAL DOWSER one who finds water OCCUPATION DOZENER elected by the householders in a street to act as their representative at the borough's Court Leet OCCUPATION DR doctor ABBREVIATION DR Dutch Reform ABBREVIATION DRAGMAN fisherman who fished by dragging a net along the bottom of the water OCCUPATION DRAGOMAN who acted as interpreter or guide in Turkish or Arabic OCCUPATION DRAGOON mounted infantryman OCCUPATION DRAGSMAN driver of a small stage coach or carriage used for public transport or private hire OCCUPATION DRAINER who made drains OCCUPATION DRAPER a dealer in dry goods OCCUPATION DRAWBOY weavers assistant in the shawl making mills, they sat atop the looms and lifted the heavy warps OCCUPATION DRAYMAN cart driver OCCUPATION DRE Dresden, DDR PLACE-NAME DREDGERMAN in London boatman who collected the bits and pieces that had fallen overboard from other vessels which then were sold OCCUPATION DREI three GERMAN DRESSER one who dresses another; surgeon's assistant; operator of a machine which prepared threads in the textile industry OCCUPATION DRESSING MACHINE MAKER who made sewing machines OCCUPATION DRIE three DUTCH DRIFT MAKERA who made drift nets, used in the fishing industry OCCUPATION DRIPPING MAN dealer in dripping (the fat collected during the cooking of meats) OCCUPATION DRIVER slave overseer OCCUPATION DRN Drenthe, NL PLACE-NAME DROGUISTE druggist FRENCH DROP one sixteenth of an ounce (SCT) WEIGHT DROP FOOT paralysis of the toes and foot usually from alcoholic neuritis MEDICAL DROPSY edema (swelling), often caused by kidney or heart disease; a contraction of hydropsy MEDICAL DROPSY OF THE BRAIN encephalitis MEDICAL DROVER drives cattle, sheep, etc to market; dealer in cattle OCCUPATION DRUGGER pharmacist OCCUPATION DRUMMER traveling salesman OCCUPATION DRY Derry, IRL PLACE-NAME DRY BELLYACHE Painter's or Devonshire Colic; lead poisoning MEDICAL DRY SALTER dealer in pickles, dried meats, and sauces; a dealer in dyes and colors used in the dying trade OCCUPATION DRY STANE DYKER in Scottish a dry stone waller OCCUPATION DRY STONE WALLER built walls by fitting stones removed from the fields together and not using any cement or mortar or generally not cutting the stone OCCUPATION DSP decessit sine prole (died without issue) LATIN DSPL decessit sine prole legitima (died without legitimate issue) LATIN DSPM died without male issue LATIN DSPMS died without surviving male issue LATIN DSPS decessit sine prole superstita LATIN DTS hallucinations caused by alcoholism; Delirium Tremens MEDICAL DUARIUM widow's dowry LATIN DUB Dublin, IRL PLACE-NAME DUBBERE cloth dubber, i.e., one who raises the nap of cloth OCCUPATION DUBEN April CZECH DUE On Ontario Land Record Index; type of free grant = daughter of a U.E.L. LEGAL DUE two ITALIAN DUFFER peddler of cheap goods OCCUPATION DUIZEND 1000 DUTCH DUM-DUM FEVER Leishmaniasis MEDICAL DUNM died unmarried ABBREVIATION DUO two LATIN DUR Durham, ENG PLACE-NAME DURANTE VITA during life LATIN DUSTBIN MAN collected domestic refuse OCCUPATION DUSTMAN collected domestic refuse OCCUPATION DVM decessit vita matris (died in the lifetime of the mother) LATIN DVP decessit vita patric (died in the lifetime of the father) LATIN DVU died in the lifetime of the husband or wife LATIN DYDD day WELSH DYDD SUL Sun-day; see Nos Sul - Sun-night WELSH DYER employed in the textile mills to color fabric prior to weaving OCCUPATION DYKEMAN hedger or ditcher OCCUPATION DYKER Scottish term for a stonemason OCCUPATION DYSCRASY an abnormal body condition MEDICAL DYSENTERY inflammation of the mucous membrane of the large intestine accompanied frequent passing of stools containing blood and mucus MEDICAL DYSOREXIA a bad or depraved appetite MEDICAL DYSOREXY a bad or depraved appetite MEDICAL DYSPEPSIA acid indigestion MEDICAL DYSPNEA difficult or laboured breathing MEDICAL DYSURIA pain when passing urine MEDICAL |
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