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P O post office ABBREVIATION P W DEPT Public Works Department ABBREVIATION P/O parent(s) of ABBREVIATION PA Pennsylvania, USA PLACE-NAME PA Pagan ABBREVIATION PACE a linear measure equal to the space between the feet in walking (about 2.5 feet) or sometimes between the place where one foot is taken up and to where the same foot is set down (about 5 feet) MEASURE PACE TUA by your leave LATIN PACHYDERMA thickening of the skin MEDICAL PACK 240 pounds of wool WEIGHT PACK THREAD SPINNER operator of the machine which made thread or twine OCCUPATION PACKER packs goods such as pickles or herring OCCUPATION PACKMAN itinerant peddler OCCUPATION PAD MAKER made small baskets used for measuring OCCUPATION PADRASTO stepfather PORTUGUESE PADRASTRO stepfather SPANISH PADRE father SPANISH PADRE father ITALIAN PADRE father PORTUGUESE PAEDOGOGUS schoolmaster LATIN PAGE youth being trained for the medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight; attendant upon someone of rank in the medieval period OCCUPATION PAGO village LATIN PAGUS village LATIN PAI father PORTUGUESE PAINTER'S COLIC a dry bellyache; a form of colic experienced with slow lead poisoning; also Devonshire Colic MEDICAL PAINTRESS woman employed in the pottery industry to hand paint the finished articles OCCUPATION PALEFRENIER groom FRENCH PALING MAN seller of eels OCCUPATION PALISTER one who ensured the parks were safe and well kept OCCUPATION PALMER one who had been, or pretended to have been, to the Holy Land OCCUPATION PALSY paralysis or difficulty with muscle control MEDICAL PANADA bread boiled in water to a pulp and flavoured MEDICAL PANCREATITIS inflammation of the pancreas MEDICAL PANDEMIC a widely spread epidemic MEDICAL PANICUS baker LATIN PANNARIUS cloth seller LATIN PANNIER MAN fish monger OCCUPATION PANNIFEX somebody who worked in the cloth trade OCCUPATION PANSY a flower that represents thoughts SYMBOLS PANTER in charge of a households pantry OCCUPATION PANTHER in charge of a households pantry OCCUPATION PANTLER butler OCCUPATION PAPER STAINER maker of wallpaper OCCUPATION PAPERER inserted the needles into the paper ready for sale in the needlemaking trade OCCUPATION PAPILLOMA any nonmalignant growth of the skin or mucous membranes MEDICAL PAPULE a pimple MEDICAL PAQUEUR DE FRUITS fruit canner FRENCH PAQUEUR DE POISSON fish packer FRENCH PAQUEUR DE VIANDES meat canner FRENCH PARALYSIS AGITANTS Parkinson's Disease MEDICAL PARDONER seller of indulgences OCCUPATION PARENS parents LATIN PARFUMIER manufacturer and purveyor of scents such as perfumes, colognes and even incense OCCUPATION PARGETER applied ornamental plaster to buildings OCCUPATION PARICARDITIS inflammation of the pericardium - the membrane that surrounds the heart MEDICAL PARISTHMITIS quinsy MEDICAL PARITONITIS inflammation of the peritoneum - the membrane that surrounds the abdominal organs MEDICAL PARITOR church officer who attended the magistrates and justices at court for the purpose of executing their orders OCCUPATION PARKER park caretaker OCCUPATION PARMENTARIUS tailor, furrier LATIN PAROCHIA parish LATIN PAROCHIA parish LATIN PARONYCHIA infection or abscess of the tissues at the base of a nail MEDICAL PAROTITIS inflammation of the parotid gland (a large salivary gland near the ear) MEDICAL PAROXYSM convulsion, fit MEDICAL PARTUS childbirth LATIN PARVA small, little LATIN PASSAGE KEEPER kept passages and alleys clean OCCUPATION PASSION FLOWER a flower that represents faith SYMBOLS PASTELER pastry chef OCCUPATION PASTOR shepherd LATIN PASTOR shepherd OCCUPATION PATEK Friday CZECH PATENT a document conferring a right, priviledge or license; an instrument making a conveyance or grant of public lands LEGAL PATER father LATIN PATER SUPPUTATUS supposed father LATIN PATERNAL inherited from one's father GENEALOGY PÂTISSIER biscuit maker FRENCH PATRIASTER stepfather LATIN PATRIGNO stepfather ITALIAN PATRINA godmother LATIN PATRINI godparents LATIN PATRINO godfather LATIN PATRINUS godfather LATIN PATRIUS godfather LATIN PATRUELIS cousin on the father's side LATIN PATRUUS paternal uncle LATIN PATRUUS MAGNUS grand uncle LATIN PATRUUS MAIOR great-grand uncle LATIN PATRUUS MAXIMUS great-great-grand uncle LATIN PATTEN MAKER clog maker or the person who made wooden soles (patterns) to fit under normal shoes to protect from wet and muddy ground OCCUPATION PAUPER poor person LATIN PAUPER normally a person on parish relief OCCUPATION PAVER laid paving stones OCCUPATION PAVIOUR laid paving stones OCCUPATION PAVYLER put up pavilions or tents, etc OCCUPATION PAX VOBISCUM peace be with you LATIN PB Plymouth Brethren ABBREVIATION PB Primitive Baptist ABBREVIATION PCA Provence-Cote D'Azur, FRA PLACE-NAME PCH Poitou-Charentes, FRA PLACE-NAME PEARL a stone that signifies purity and innocence SYMBOLS PÊCHEUR fisherman FRENCH PECK a Scottish corn measure equal to 1 sixteenth of a boll; in England a peck = 2 gallons MEASURE PECUARIUS grazier LATIN PEDASCULE schoolmaster OCCUPATION PEDICULOSIS a skin disease produced by lice MEDICAL PEDIGREE a line of ancestors; a genealogy or family tree GENEALOGY PEDWAR four WELSH PEE Peebles, SCT PLACE-NAME PEELER policeman, constable, bobby (from Sir Robert Peel founder of the police force) OCCUPATION PEINTRE painter FRENCH PELLEGRA nicotinic acid (a B vitamin) deficiency MEDICAL PELLETIER furrier FRENCH PELLICARIUS skinner LATIN PELTERER one who worked with animal skins OCCUPATION PEM Pembroke, WLS PLACE-NAME PEMPHIGUS a skin disease marked by the formation of large watery blisters MEDICAL PENSIONNAIRE pensioner FRENCH PÉPINIERISTE nurseryman FRENCH PER Perth, SCT PLACE-NAME PERAMBULATOR surveyor OCCUPATION PERCEUR DE PUITS well driller FRENCH PERCH a measure of length, being 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet; often termed a rod or pole MEASURE PERCHEMEAR one who made parchment OCCUPATION PERE father FRENCH PEREGRINATOR itinerant wanderer OCCUPATION PEREGRINUS stranger LATIN PERFUMER seller or maker of perfume or who fumigates OCCUPATION PERFUMER manufacturer and purveyor of scents such as perfumes, colognes and even incense OCCUPATION PERICARDITIS inflammation of the pericardium (the sac that contains the heart) MEDICAL PERINATAL DEATH death of infants and stillborn infants MEDICAL PERIOSTITIS inflammation of the periosteum (the network of cells and fibers that forms the outer lining of bone) MEDICAL PERIPEUMONIA inflammation of the lungs MEDICAL PERITONITIS inflammation of the peritoneum (the membrane that lines the inner walls of the abdomen) MEDICAL PERITYPHILITIS appendicitis MEDICAL PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency MEDICAL PERRUQUIER hairdresser FRENCH PERTUSSIS whooping cough MEDICAL PERUKER wigmaker OCCUPATION PESSONER fish monger OCCUPATION PESTILENCE bubonic plague MEDICAL PESTILENS FAUCIUM AFFECTUS diphtheria MEDICAL PESTIS PLAGUE bubonic plague MEDICAL PETECHIAL FEVER typhus MEDICAL PETERMAN fisherman OCCUPATION PETIT MAL a form of epilepsy marked by abrupt onset and termination of symptoms, short duration of attacks and lack of after-symptoms MEDICAL PETIT NÉGOCIANT dealer; trader FRENCH PETIT-FILS grandson FRENCH PETITE-FILLE granddaughter FRENCH PETTIFOGGER shyster lawyer OCCUPATION PETTY CHAPMAN itinerant dealer in small goods, a peddler OCCUPATION PFC Presbyterian Free Church ABBREVIATION PHARYNGITIS inflammation of the pharynx MEDICAL PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER one who made scientific instruments OCCUPATION PHITUSIS PULMONALIS died of pneumonia with coughing and the production of mucus MEDICAL PHLEBITIS tenderness or hardness of an infected vein; treatment with leeches or lotions MEDICAL PHLEGMASIA ALBA DOLENS a painful swelling in the legs soon after childbirth due to inflammation MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHE photographer FRENCH PHOTOPHOBIA an abnormal intolerance of light MEDICAL PHRENITIS inflammation of the brain MEDICAL PHRENOLOGIST diviner of a person's character based on the bumps on a person's head OCCUPATION PHRENOLOGY doctrine that the conformation of the skull indicates the degree of development of mental faculties and characteristics MEDICAL PHTHIRIASIS an infestation with lice MEDICAL PHTHISIS pulmonary tuberculosis MEDICAL PHYS Physician ABBREVIATION PIC Picardie, FRA PLACE-NAME PICA abnormal craving to eat unusual things such as chalk, hair or feces MEDICAL PICKER one who cast the shuttle on a loom OCCUPATION PIECENER one who worked in a spinning mill, employed to piece together any threads which broke (usually a child or woman) OCCUPATION PIECER one who worked in a spinning mill, employed to piece together any threads which broke (usually a child or woman) OCCUPATION PIGMAN seller of crockery OCCUPATION PIKELET MAKER baker who specialized in making pikelets (a small pancake or crumpet) OCCUPATION PIKEMAN a millers' assistant OCCUPATION PIKER tramp or vagrant OCCUPATION PILES hemorrhoids MEDICAL PILLER robber OCCUPATION PILOT ship steersman OCCUPATION PILOTE pilot FRENCH PINDER dog catcher OCCUPATION PINER laborer OCCUPATION PINK DISEASE disease of teething infants due to mercury poisoning from teething powders MEDICAL PINNER pin make OCCUPATION PINNER UP dressmakers assistant or one who sold broadsheets or ballards in the streets OCCUPATION PINSETTER one who manually set up bowling pins before the advent of automated pinsetting machines OCCUPATION PIPE a liquid measure equal to 126 wine gallons or 105 imperial gallons MEASURE PIPER innkeeper OCCUPATION PISCATOR fisherman LATIN PISCENARIUS fishmonger LATIN PISTOR baker or butcher LATIN PISTOR baker OCCUPATION PIT BROW LASS female worker who worked on the surface of the mines OCCUPATION PITMAN coal miner OCCUPATION PITYRIASIS a name applied to various skin diseases all marked by the formation of scales that resemble bran MEDICAL PL Pays de la Loire, FRA PLACE-NAME PLAGUE a term formerly applied to any epidemic but now confined to a disease caused by the bacillus pestis MEDICAL PLAICHER hedge layer OCCUPATION PLAIDING ELL in Aberdeenshire, SCT a standard measure for coarse stuffs equal to 38 & 5/12 inches MEASURE PLAIN WORKER performed plain sewing or needlework as opposed to an embroiderer OCCUPATION PLAITER maker of straw plaits used in making hats, etc OCCUPATION PLANKER one who planks or kneads the body of the hat during felting OCCUPATION PLANT children WELSH PLANTER settler (17th & 18th century English term) ENGLISH PLANTIFENE hay and forage merchant; also avenator OCCUPATION PLAQUE an old term for blood platelets MEDICAL PLAQUEUR plater FRENCH PLASHER hedge layer OCCUPATION PLASTERER one who worked with roman cement used in stuccoing OCCUPATION PLASTIC BRONCHITIS chronic bronchitis MEDICAL PLATCHER hedge layer OCCUPATION PLÂTRIER plasterer FRENCH PLAYDERER one who made plaid OCCUPATION PLEACHER hedge layer OCCUPATION PLEBIANUS common man; anyone without a coat of arms LATIN PLENTYN child WELSH PLEUISY inflammation and mucus in the lungs MEDICAL PLOMBIER plumber FRENCH PLOUGHGATE ACRES a Scottish land measure of variable area (about 50 acres) MEASURE PLOUGHLAND a Scottish land measure of 8 oxgangs (about 120 to 160 acres) MEASURE PLOUGHWRIGHT maker or repairer of ploughs OCCUPATION PLOWMAN farmer OCCUPATION PLOWWRIGHT maker or repairer of plows OCCUPATION PLS Provincial Land Surveyor ABBREVIATION PLUMASSIER made or sold plumes, ornamental feathers OCCUPATION PLUMBAGO graphite LATIN PLUMBER old term for an applier of sheet lead for roofing & set lead frames for plain or stained glass windows OCCUPATION PLUMBUM WORKER plumber OCCUPATION PLUMER made or sold plumes, ornamental feathers OCCUPATION PM Primitive Methodist ABBREVIATION PNEUMOCONIOSIS caused by coal dust on the lungs MEDICAL PNEUMONIA an inflammation of the lungs MEDICAL PNEUMOTHORAX an accumulation of air or other gases in the pleural cavity MEDICAL PNG Papua New Guinea PLACE-NAME PODAGRA gout in the foot MEDICAL POINDER a person employed to round up stray animals OCCUPATION POINDLER a person employed to round up stray animals OCCUPATION POINTER sharpened needles or pins or lace maker OCCUPATION POINTMAKER POINTMAN made the tips of laces OCCUPATION POINTMAN made the tips of laces OCCUPATION POINTSMAN railway worker who operated the points, used to change the line on which the train was travelling OCCUPATION POL Poland PLACE-NAME POLDAVE WORKER made poldave, a coarse fabric OCCUPATION POLE a measure of length, being 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet; often termed a rod or perch MEASURE POLEMAN surveyor's assistant OCCUPATION POLENTIER poulterer OCCUPATION POLICE SECRÈTE detective FRENCH POLIO poliomyelitis MEDICAL POLIOMYELITIS inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord MEDICAL POLISH SICKNESS syphilis MEDICAL POLISSEUR polisher FRENCH POLKA FEVER dengue MEDICAL POLL a catalogue or list of heads of families for voting or taxation purposes LEGAL POLL TAX a tax levied per head or per person, usually on all males of mature years without regard to wealth or station LEGAL POLLER barber OCCUPATION POLYARTHRITIS inflammation of several joints at the same time MEDICAL POLYCYTHEMIA excess numbers of red corpuscles in the blood MEDICAL POLYURIA excessive secretion and discharge of urine MEDICAL POM Pommern, GER PLACE-NAME POMARIUS fruit seller LATIN PONDELI Monday CZECH PONDERATOR inspector of weights and measures OCCUPATION PORCORUM EMPTOR pig buyer LATIN PORTABLE SOUP MAKER converted soup into a dry form for transporting from place to place OCCUPATION PORTER door or gatekeeper OCCUPATION PORTIER porter FRENCH PORTITOR porter, ferryman LATIN PORTUGUESE SICKNESS syphilis MEDICAL POS Posen, GER PLACE-NAME POSE cold in the head, catarrh MEDICAL POSEUR D'APPAREIL DE CHAUFFAGE steam fitter FRENCH POSEUR DE SONNETTE bell hanger FRENCH POST after LATIN POST BOY carried mail from town to town, guard who travelled on the mail coach or outrider who travelled with the stagecoach as a postillion OCCUPATION POSTER one who worked in the quarries breaking rocks OCCUPATION POSTERITY future generations LATIN POSTILLION attacher of extra horses to wagons & coaches to help them up hills <OCCUPATION POSTUMOUS born after the fathers death LATIN POT Potsdam, DDR PLACE-NAME POT BOY one who worked in public houses washing and removing dirty pots also did other menial tasks OCCUPATION POT MAN one who worked in public houses washing and removing dirty pots also did other menial tasks OCCUPATION POTATO BADGER seller of potatoes OCCUPATION POTIER potter FRENCH POTT'S ASTHMA phthisis MEDICAL POTT'S DISEASE tuberculosis of the spinal vertebrae MEDICAL POTT'S GANGRENE gangrene characterized by old age MEDICAL POTTER maker or seller of pottery OCCUPATION POTTER CARRIER chemist or pharmacist OCCUPATION POTTER THROWER potter who used a wheel and therefore had to throw the clay OCCUPATION POTTER'S ASTHMA emphysema of the lungs - prevalent among potters MEDICAL POTTLE a liquid measure of half a gallon MEASURE POULTERER dealer in poultry OCCUPATION POULTICE a soft moist substance to be applied to some part of the body; also cataplasm MEDICAL POUND a unit of weight used widely in Europe and of varying amount, based on the Roman Libra (therefore lbs); an English pound equals 453.6 grams; a Scottish pound equals 487.3 grams WEIGHT POUNDLAND an area of land upon which the duty was one pound MEASURE POURIN a very small quantity of any liquid (SCT) MEASURE POURVOYEUR DE NAVIRE shipchandler (one who handles cordage, cancvas or other ship's supplies) FRENCH POWER LOOM TUNER one who maintained the loom in mills OCCUPATION POWER OF ATTORNEY to delegate to an agent the power to sign legal documents LEGAL POWLER barber OCCUPATION POX eruption of pustules on the body; sometimes a name for syphilis MEDICAL POYNT a Scottish pint MEASURE PR On Ontario Land Record Index; type of free grant = Peter Robinson Settler LEGAL PR proved ABBREVIATION PR Protestant ABBREVIATION PRE Preussen Allg. (Prussia Ger), GER PLACE-NAME PRE before LATIN PRECEPTRESS school mistress OCCUPATION PRENTIS apprentice OCCUPATION PRÉPOSÉ AU BAGAGE baggageman FRENCH PRESSIER pressman FRENCH PRICK LOUISE tailor OCCUPATION PRICKER witch hunter, pattern maker or a horseman OCCUPATION PRIG NAPPER horse thief OCCUPATION PRIMA cousin (female) SPANISH PRIMA cousin (female) PORTUGUESE PRIMIPARA a woman who has given or is giving birth to her first child MEDICAL PRIMO cousin (male) SPANISH PRIMO cousin (male) PORTUGUESE PRIMOGENITUS first born LATIN PRIMROSE a flower that represents inconstancy SYMBOLS PRIOD wife or husband WELSH PRIOD spouse WELSH PRIODAS marriage WELSH PRIORES ancestors LATIN PRIVIGNA stepdaughter LATIN PRIVIGNUS stepson LATIN PROAVIA great-grandmother LATIN PROAVUS great-grandfather LATIN PROBATE proof before an official that the document produced is actually what is (eg establishes the LEGAL PROCTOR manager or agent, especially in church court; an official in a university whose function is to maintain order OCCUPATION PROF Professor ABBREVIATION PROFESSEUR professor FRENCH PROFESSEUR professor FRENCH PROFESSEUR DE MUSIQUE music teacher FRENCH PROGENITOR an ancestor in direct line GENEALOGY PROGENOR grandson-in-law LATIN PROGENY children - collectively GENEALOGY PROLAPSE the falling down or sinking of some organ of the body from the position that it usually occupies MEDICAL PROLES offspring LATIN PROLES SPURIA illegitimate descendant LATIN PRONEPTIS great-granddaughter LATIN PRONEPUS great-grandson LATIN PRONURUS granddaughter-in-law LATIN PROOF, COMMON probate granted upon ex parte application without formal appearance in court (revocable) LEGAL PROOF, SOLEMN grant of probate after all interested parties have been heard by the court (irrevocable except if LEGAL PROP BOBBY worked in mines checking the pit props OCCUPATION PROP'R Proprietor ABBREVIATION PROPRIÉTAIRE proprietor FRENCH PROPRIÉTAIRE DE MAISON DE PENSION boarding house keeper FRENCH PROPRIÉTAIRE D'ECURIES DE LOUAGE livery stable keeper FRENCH PROSINEC December CZECH PROSOCER grandfather-in-law LATIN PROTEIN DISEASE nephrotic syndrome - a disease that causes the kidney to leak protein MEDICAL PROTHONARY law clerk OCCUPATION PROVED WILL a will established as genuine by probate court LEGAL PROVOST a superintendent; a university official directing educational activities; the chief dignitary of a cathedral; the chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh OCCUPATION PROVOST-COURT a military court for the trials of minor offenses MILITARY PROVOST-MARSHALL an officer whose duty it is to attend to offenses committed against military discipline MILITARY PROXIMO in or of the next month LATIN PROXY a person authorized to act for another LEGAL PRURITUS intense itching MEDICAL PS Presbyterian ABBREVIATION PSA Prov. Sachsen (Saxony), GER PLACE-NAME PSEUDOSMALLPOX alastrim MEDICAL PSEUDOVARIOLA alastrim MEDICAL PSORIASIS a chronic skin disease characterized by reddish patches and white scales MEDICAL PT Portugal PLACE-NAME PU Puritan ABBREVIATION PUBLIC DOMAIN lands owned by a state or national government LEGAL PUBLICAN innkeeper OCCUPATION PUBLICE RECEPIT received into the church LATIN PUCIO child LATIN PUCKLE a small quantity; a single grain (SCT) MEASURE PUDDLER one who converted cast iron into wrought iron using intense heat and frequent stirring in a reverberatory furnace in the presence of oxidizing substances, by which it is freed from a portion of its carbon and other impurities. OCCUPATION PUELLA girl child LATIN PUELLUS boy child LATIN PUER boy LATIN PUERPERA mother (newly delivered) LATIN PUERPERAL EXHAUSTION death due to childbirth MEDICAL PUERPERAL FEVER a blood infection that attacks the womb after childbirth MEDICAL PUERPERAL MANIA a condition occurring after childbirth characterized by severe mood disorders, delusions and depression MEDICAL PUERPERAL SEPTICEMIA streptococcal infection occurring after childbirth MEDICAL PUERPERIUM childbirth LATIN PUERPERIUM a period of confinement during childbirth MEDICAL PUGGARD thief OCCUPATION PUGGER produced clay paste by treading like grapes, usually women and children in brick manufacturing OCCUPATION PUKING FEVER milk sickness MEDICAL PULMONARY pertaining to the lungs MEDICAL PUM, PUMP five WELSH PUNCHEON a measure of liquids or a cask containing 84 to 120 gallons; MEASURE PUNDLAND a Scottish land measure of 4 oxengates (60 to 80 acres) MEASURE PUNKY chimney sweep OCCUPATION PUREFINDER old women and young girls who went about the streets gathering dog droppings which were used for tanning leather OCCUPATION PURN in Galloway, SCT a quill of yarn MEASURE PURPLE DISEASE pupura hemorrhagica; a rash of small, round, bright red spots on the body MEDICAL PURPLES spots of a livid red on the body which appear in certain malignant diseases MEDICAL PURPURA a condition producing an eruption of purple coloured spots in the skin occurring in a number of diseases (eg. measles, scarlet fever, scurvy, cirrhosis, etc) MEDICAL PURSER ship's officer in charge of provisions & accounts OCCUPATION PUTRID FEVER typhus or diphtheria MEDICAL PUTRID SORE THROAT ulceration of the tonsils or diphtheria MEDICAL PUTTER IN put things in to some form of mechanized process OCCUPATION PYELITIS inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney MEDICAL PYEMIA invasion of the blood stream by pus-forming germs MEDICAL PYORRHEA ALVEOLARIS a purulent discharge from the gums due to infection MEDICAL PYR Pyrmont, GER PLACE-NAME PYREXIA fever MEDICAL PYROSIS a burning sensation in the stomach and gullet with belching of a sour-tasting liquid; also water-brash MEDICAL PYURIA the presence of pus in the urine MEDICAL |
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