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S On Ontario Land Record Index; transaction type; = sale LEGAL S MASON Stone Mason ABBREVIATION S.P. without issue for sine prole LATIN S/O son of ABBREVIATION SA South Australia, AUS PLACE-NAME SAA Saarland, BRD PLACE-NAME SAB Sachsen-Altburg, GER PLACE-NAME SABADO Saturday SPANISH SABATO Saturday ITALIAN SABBATARIUS a Jew LATIN SABBATI Saturday LATIN SABBATIS DIES Saturday LATIN SABODO, SABBADO Saturday PORTUGUESE SABOTA Saturday CZECH SABOTH Sunday WELSH SACK in Scotland a weight of good of 40 or 80 stone (640 or 1280 pounds); a sack of wool contained 364 pounds WEIGHT SACRISTA sacrist, parish clerk LATIN SACRISTAIN sexton FRENCH SADDLE TREE MAKER one who made the frames for saddles that the saddler used OCCUPATION SADDLER maker, repairer or seller of saddles or other furnishing for horses OCCUPATION SADWRN Saturday WELSH SAGE-FEMMES midwife FRENCH SAGGER MAKER one who made the fireclay containers in which the stoneware was placed ready for firing OCCUPATION SAITH seven WELSH SAL Shropshire, ENG PLACE-NAME SALEUR DE POISSON fish curer FRENCH SALEUR DE VIANDES meat packer / curer / pickler FRENCH SALOONIST saloon keeper OCCUPATION SALPINGITIS inflammation of the fallopian tubes MEDICAL SALT BOILER one who obtained salt by boiling water OCCUPATION SALTER one who made or dealt in salt OCCUPATION SALTER maker of or dealer in salt OCCUPATION SAMEDI Saturday FRENCH SAMSTAG Saturday GERMAN SAND HOG those who dug the tunnel under the river OCCUPATION SANDESMAN ambassador or messenger OCCUPATION SANDWICHMAN wears a sandwich billboard for advertising OCCUPATION SANGUINOUS CRUST scab MEDICAL SAO PAULO FEVER a typhus-like disease caused by a microorganism rickettia rickettsi. Also Rocky Mountain Spotted fever. MEDICAL SAPONARIUS soap boiler LATIN SAPPHIRE frees from enchantment; denotes repentance; birth stone for April (also see diamond) SYMBOLS SARCINET WEAVER silk weaver OCCUPATION SARCOMA a tumour, often maligant, derived from the connective tissues MEDICAL SARDONYX represents married happiness; birth stone for August SYMBOLS SARTOR tailor LATIN SASE Self Addressed-Stamped Envelope ABBREVIATION SAUCER dealer in pickles, dried meats, and sauces or a dealer in dyes and colors used in the dying trade OCCUPATION SAVANT servant OCCUPATION SAVONNIER candle, soap or tallow maker FRENCH SAWBONES physician OCCUPATION SAWYER saws timber to boards OCCUPATION SAXTE sixty SCOTLAND SAY cloth of fine texture resembling serge MATERIAL SAY WEAVER one who made say, material used for table cloths or bedding OCCUPATION SB stillborn ABBREVIATION SB Southern Baptist ABBREVIATION SC South Carolina, USA PLACE-NAME SCABIES acariasis; a disease of the skin caused by mites MEDICAL SCAGIOLA MAKER one who made imitation marble OCCUPATION SCALERAKER employed by the parish to clean the streets OCCUPATION SCAPPLER one who roughly shaped the stone prior to being finished by the stonemason OCCUPATION SCARLATINA scarlet fever MEDICAL SCARLATINA ANGINOSA Fothering's Disease MEDICAL SCARLET FEVER acute infectious fever with rash caused by streptococcus infection in the throat MEDICAL SCARLET RASH scarlet fever MEDICAL SCAVELMAN employed to keep the waterways and ditches clear OCCUPATION SCAVENGER employed by the parish to clean the streets OCCUPATION SCG Sachsen-Coberg-Gotha, GER PLACE-NAME SCH On Ontario Land Record Index; type of lease or sale = School LEGAL SCHADDOW HALF a portion of land facing north and not exposed to the sun SCOTLAND SCHAFFMON six inches (SCT); also Shaftmon or schathmont MEASURE SCHAFTMONDE a palm MEASURE SCHAIFE a bunch of 24 arrows MEASURE SCHATHMONT six inches (SCT); also Shaftmon or schaffmon MEASURE SCHOOL MISTR mistress ABBREVIATION SCHOOL TEAC school teacher ABBREVIATION SCHOOLMASTER the same as the modern definition of 'teacher' OCCUPATION SCHOONDOCHTER daughter-in-law DUTCH SCHOONMOEDER mother-in-law DUTCH SCHOONVADER father-in-law DUTCH SCHOONZOON son-in-law DUTCH SCHRIMPSCHONGER artisan who carves in bone, ivory, or wood OCCUPATION SCHUMACKER shoemaker OCCUPATION SCHWEIGERMUTTER mother-in-law GERMAN SCHWEIGERSOHN son-in-law GERMAN SCHWEIGERTOCHTER daughter-in-law GERMAN SCHWEIGERVATER father-in-law GERMAN SCHWESTER sister GERMAN SCIATICA painful condition in the hip or thigh MEDICAL SCIEUR sawyer FRENCH SCIRRHOUS a large hard and painful swelling, often cancer MEDICAL SCIRRHUS a large hard and painful swelling, often cancer MEDICAL SCISSOR barber LATIN SCLEROSIS the hardening or thickening of a tissue MEDICAL SCOLIOSIS abnormal lateral curvature of the spinal column MEDICAL SCORBUTUS scurvy MEDICAL SCORE twenty MEASURE SCOTCH DRAPER sold goods door to door with payment to be made by installments OCCUPATION SCOTCHMAN sold goods door to door with payment to be made by installments OCCUPATION SCOTOMA dizziness with dimness of sight MEDICAL SCOTOMY dizziness with dimness of sight MEDICAL SCOTS-IRISH descendants of the Scottish Presbyterians who were placed in the northern counties of Ireland by the British in the early 1600's GENEALOGY SCREENER screened the ore at the mines surface OCCUPATION SCREWS rheumatism MEDICAL SCRIBBLER employed in a scribbling mill where the wool was roughly carded before spinning OCCUPATION SCRIBE clerk OCCUPATION SCRIBER employed at the docks to mark the cotton bales with the approximate weight ready for selling by the brokers OCCUPATION SCRIBLER a minor or worthless author OCCUPATION SCRIBUS scribe, scrivener LATIN SCRIMER fencing master OCCUPATION SCRIPTA LITERA MANET the written word remains LATIN SCRIPTOR writer LATIN SCRIPTURE READER employed by the local clergy to go from house to house reading parts of the bible to try and encourage people to attend church; also read scriptures during some services OCCUPATION SCRIVENER professional or public copyist or writer; notary public; clerk OCCUPATION SCRIVENER'S PALSY writer's cramp MEDICAL SCROFULA tubercular infection of the throat lymph glands (see Kings evil) MEDICAL SCROFULODERMA tuberculosis of the skin MEDICAL SCRUMPOX impetigo MEDICAL SCRUPLE a weight of 20 grains MEASURE SCRUTINEER election judge OCCUPATION SCT Scotland PLACE-NAME SCULLERY MAID female servant who performed all the menial tasks OCCUPATION SCULLION male servant who performed all the menial tasks OCCUPATION SCULPTEUR sculptor FRENCH SCURVY lack of vitamin C characterized by livid spots and general bodily exhaustion MEDICAL SCUTCHER beat the flax to soften the straw in the bundles OCCUPATION SD South Dakota, USA PLACE-NAME SD Seventh Day Adventist ABBREVIATION SE On Ontario Land Record Index; type of free grant = Scottish Emigrant (sons) LEGAL SEAL PRESSER employed in the glass industry to seal the bath against air intake which could spoil the finished surface OCCUPATION SEARCHER customs man OCCUPATION SEBACEOUS CYST a firm, rounded, elastic swelling containing a thick semisolid substance, it may appear anywhere on the body but is most common on the scalp MEDICAL SEBORRHEA a chronic disease of the sebaceous glands marked by excess fatty secretion of the skin MEDICAL SECHS six GERMAN SECRET SPRINGER one made watch springs OCCUPATION SECY secretary ABBREVIATION SEEDSMAN sower of seeds OCCUPATION SEGUNDA FEIRA Monday PORTUGUESE SEI six ITALIAN SEIS six SPANISH SEIS six PORTUGUESE SEK a measure of wool containing about 680 pounds MEASURE SEL Selkirk, SCT PLACE-NAME SELF ACTING MINDER one in charge of the automatic spinning mule in the mills OCCUPATION SELF-POLLUTION masturbation MEDICAL SELLARIUS saddler LATIN SELLIER saddler; harness maker FRENCH SEMI LORER maker of leather thongs OCCUPATION SEMPER FIDELIS always faithful LATIN SEMPSTER seamstress OCCUPATION SENECTUS old age MEDICAL SENESCHAL a senior steward of a manor OCCUPATION SENEX old man LATIN SENILITY the gradual loss of physical or mental ability due to old age MEDICAL SENIOR older, elder LATIN SEPOLCRO grave ITALIAN SEPPELLIRE bury ITALIAN SEPSIS poisoning by bacteria or their products MEDICAL SEPT seven FRENCH SEPTEMBER September DUTCH SEPTEMBER September LATIN SEPTEMBER September GERMAN SEPTEMBER September NORWEGIAN SEPTEMBRE September FRENCH SEPTEMBRO September PORTUGUESE SEPTIC infected MEDICAL SEPTICAEMIA blood poisoning MEDICAL SEPTIEMBRE September SPANISH SEPTUM seven LATIN SEPULT a burial LATIN SEPULTAR bury SPANISH SEPULTAR bury PORTUGUESE SEPULTURA grave SPANISH SEPULTURA grave PORTUGUESE SEPULTUS buried LATIN SERGENT DE VILLE policeman FRENCH SERIVENER clerk specializing in drawing up bonds OCCUPATION SEROUS APOPLEXY a stroke with the built up of fluid MEDICAL SERPEN August CZECH SERRE-FREIN brakeman FRENCH SERRURIER locksmith FRENCH SERUM SICKNESS anaphylaxis MEDICAL SERV servant ABBREVIATION SERVITEUR servant FRENCH SERVT servant ABBREVIATION SETE seven PORTUGUESE SETTE seven ITALIAN SETTEMBRE September ITALIAN SETTEN a weight in Orkney containing 24 marks; also setting WEIGHT SETTING a weight in Orkney containing 24 marks; also setten WEIGHT SEWER HUNTER scavenger who concentrated on the sewers trying to find valuable objects OCCUPATION SEWER RAT bricklayer who specialized in making and repairing sewers and tunnels OCCUPATION SEWING CLERK collector of clothing piecework OCCUPATION SEWSTER seamstress OCCUPATION SEX six LATIN SEXTA FEIRA Friday PORTUGUESE SEXTILLIS August LATIN SEXTON employee or officer of a church who cared and upkept church property and sometimes rang bells and dug graves OCCUPATION SEXTON PRESB CHU Sexton Presbyterian Church ABBREVIATION SF Society of Friends ABBREVIATION SFK Suffolk, ENG PLACE-NAME SG Sank Gallen, CH PLACE-NAME SH Schaffhausen, CH PLACE-NAME SHAFTMON six inches (SCT); also schaffmon or schathmont MEASURE SHAGREEN CASE MAKER one who worked with shagreen leather OCCUPATION SHAKER a religious sect founded in Manchester in the mid-18th century that practices celibacy and communial living RELIGION SHAKES delirium tremens MEDICAL SHAKING ague MEDICAL SHAKING CHILLS ague MEDICAL SHAKING PALSY Parkinson's Disease MEDICAL SHANTY MAN lumberman OCCUPATION SHARECROPPER tenant farmer who would be paid with part of the crop OCCUPATION SHEARER removed the fleece from sheep OCCUPATION SHEARGRINDER sharpened shears, scissors OCCUPATION SHEARMAN shearer of cloth, metal OCCUPATION SHEARMAN one who made worsted (yarn or thread spun from long-staple-wool) OCCUPATION SHEATH MAKER one who made scabbards for swords OCCUPATION SHEEPMAN sheep herder OCCUPATION SHEPSTER dressmaker OCCUPATION SHERMAN shearer of cloth, metal OCCUPATION SHI Shetland, SCT PLACE-NAME SHINGLER a roof tiler who used wooden tiles (shingles) OCCUPATION SHINGLES viral disease with painful skin blisters in a band on the body MEDICAL SHIP FEVER typhus MEDICAL SHIP HUSBAND repairer of ships while in harbor OCCUPATION SHIP MASTER owner or captain of a ship OCCUPATION SHIPCHANDLER one who handles cordage, cancvas or other ship's supplies OCCUPATION SHIPJOINER finished cabins on vessels OCCUPATION SHIPWRIGHT constructor or repairer or ships OCCUPATION SHO Schleswig-Holstein, BRD PLACE-NAME SHOE FINDER seller of shoe maker's tools OCCUPATION SHOE WIPER servant who polished shoes OCCUPATION SHOESMITH cobbler; one who shoed horses OCCUPATION SHOT FIRER one in charge of blasting in mines or quarries OCCUPATION SHRAGER one who trimmed and pruned trees OCCUPATION SHRIEVE sheriff OCCUPATION SHRIEVE sheriff OCCUPATION SHUFFLER yardman on the farms OCCUPATION SHUNTER one who moved rolling stock around the railway yards OCCUPATION SHUTTLE MAKER made the shuttles for the weaving mills OCCUPATION SIC thus LATIN SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI thus passes away the glory of this world LATIN SICKLEMAN reaper OCCUPATION SIDESMAN one who assisted the churchwarden OCCUPATION SIEBEN seven GERMAN SIETE seven SPANISH SIL Schlesien (Silesia), GER PLACE-NAME SILICOSIS a disease of the lungs due to inhalation of minute articles of stone, flint or sand (by quarrymen, potters, stonecutters & sandblasters); grinder's disease MEDICAL SILK DRESSER prepared the silk for weaving OCCUPATION SILK ENGINE TURNER turned the wheel on automatic silk weaving looms OCCUPATION SILK MERCER sold silk cloth and items made from silk OCCUPATION SILK THROWER worker in the silk industry OCCUPATION SILK TWISTER silk spinner OCCUPATION SILKER sewed the ends of the fabric to prevent the layers from separating OCCUPATION SILVERSMITH worked with silver OCCUPATION SIMPLE ANGINA sore throat MEDICAL SIMPLER agriculturist that we would call herbalist today OCCUPATION SINE PROLE without issue; also s.p. LATIN SINUSITIS inflammation of sinus or sinuses MEDICAL SIRIASIS inflammation of the brain due to exposure to the sun MEDICAL SISSOR tailor OCCUPATION SIX six FRENCH SIZER one who applies size to textiles OCCUPATION SKELPER one who made and sold beehives OCCUPATION SKEPPER one who made and sold beehives OCCUPATION SKINKER tapster in an ale house OCCUPATION SKINNER dealer in hides, mule driver OCCUPATION SKIPMAKER one who made the skips used in mining and quarrying for moving men or materials to the surface OCCUPATION SKIPPER master of a ship OCCUPATION SL Slovakia PLACE-NAME SLAPER one who worked in a pottery preparing the clay for the potter OCCUPATION SLAPPER one who worked in a pottery preparing the clay for the potter OCCUPATION SLATER roofer OCCUPATION SLAYMAKER maker of reeds or slays for looms OCCUPATION SLEEK a measure of food containing 40 pounds WEIGHT SLEEPING SICKNESS a chronic disease caused by an invasion of the body by a tiny parasite (trypanosome) MEDICAL SLI Sligo, IRL PLACE-NAME SLO Slovenia PLACE-NAME SLOES milk sickness MEDICAL SLOPSELLER seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop OCCUPATION SLP Schaumburg-Lippe, GER PLACE-NAME SLUBBER operated the machine used to prepare cotton for spinning OCCUPATION SLUBBER DOFFER removed the bobbins from the spindles in the mills OCCUPATION SLZ Salzburg, OES PLACE-NAME SMALLPOX contagious viral disease with fever and blisters MEDICAL SMALLWARE MAKER who made smallware, e.g. tapes, braids, etc OCCUPATION SME Sachsen-Meiningen, GER PLACE-NAME SMELTER worker in a metal smelter; smelt fisherman OCCUPATION SMIDDY smith OCCUPATION SMILAX a flower that represents constancy SYMBOLS SMITH metal worker OCCUPATION SMUGSMITH smuggler OCCUPATION SNG Singapore PLACE-NAME SNOB repairer of shoes OCCUPATION SNOBSCAT repairer of shoes OCCUPATION SNUFFER MAKER made the candle snuffer OCCUPATION SO Solothurn, CH PLACE-NAME SOAP BOILER soap maker OCCUPATION SOBRINA niece SPANISH SOBRINA female cousin on the mother's side LATIN SOBRINHA niece PORTUGUESE SOBRINHO nephew PORTUGUESE SOBRINO nephew SPANISH SOBRINUS male cousin on the mother's side LATIN SOCER father-in-law LATIN SOCRINUS brother-in-law LATIN SOCRUS mother-in-law LATIN SOEUR sister FRENCH SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN general paralysis of the brain due to syphilis MEDICAL SOGRA mother-in-law PORTUGUESE SOGRO father-in-law PORTUGUESE SOHN son GERMAN SOJOURNER CLOTHIER travelling clothes salesman OCCUPATION SOL soldier ABBREVIATION SOLDAT soldier FRENCH SOLICITOR lawyer OCCUPATION SOLUTUS bachelor LATIN SOM Somerset, ENG PLACE-NAME SONDAG Sunday NORWEGIAN SONNABEND Saturday GERMAN SONNTAG Sunday GERMAN SOPER soap maker OCCUPATION SOR sister PORTUGUESE SORE THROAT DISTEMPER diphtheria or quinsy MEDICAL SORELLA sister ITALIAN SOROR sister LATIN SOROR CONSANGUINEA stepsister LATIN SOROR UTERINA stepsister with the same mother LATIN SORORIS FILIA niece LATIN SORORIS FILIUS nephew LATIN SORORIUS brother-in-law, sister's husband or sister's son LATIN SORTER tailor LATIN SORTER tailor OCCUPATION SORTOR tailor LATIN SOUFFEUR TRAVAILLANT LE VERRE glass blower FRENCH SOUTER shoe maker OCCUPATION SP sine parole (without issue) LATIN SP Spiritualist ABBREVIATION SPALLIER tin worker who performs chiefly menial tasks OCCUPATION SPANISH DISEASE syphilis MEDICAL SPANISH INFLUENZA epidemic influenza MEDICAL SPASMOPHILIA a condition, mainly in infants, in which there is abnormal sensitivity to external stimuli causing spasms and convulsions MEDICAL SPASMS sudden involuntary contractions of a muscle or muscles MEDICAL SPASTIC stiffness of muscles or joints MEDICAL SPERVITER keeper of sparrows OCCUPATION SPICER grocer or dealer in spices OCCUPATION SPINA BIFIDA deformation of the spinal column and protruding spinal cord tissue MEDICAL SPINNER spins yarn OCCUPATION SPINSTER an unmarried woman; formerly in England, an unmarried woman of nobility from a viscount's daughter downward LEGAL SPINSTER a woman who spins fibers into threads OCCUPATION SPL sine parole legitima (without legitimate issue) LATIN SPLITTER operated a splitting machine or one who split things by hand, e.g. stone, timber, etc OCCUPATION SPM sine parole mascual (without male issue) LATIN SPONSA wife LATIN SPONSALIA dowry; marriage banns LATIN SPONSOR a godparent; a bondsman GENEALOGY SPOONER made spoons OCCUPATION SPOSO spouse ITALIAN SPOTTED FEVER typhus or meningitis MEDICAL SPRUE chronic tropical disease caused by invasion of the body by a minute parasite fungus MEDICAL SPS sine parole s--?-- (without survivors) LATIN SPURIA illegitimate daughter LATIN SPURIUS illegitimate son LATIN SPURRER maker of spurs OCCUPATION SPURRIER maker of spurs OCCUPATION SQUINACY, SQUINANCY quinsy MEDICAL SQUIRE shield bearer, attend a knight; the title of a gentleman next in rank to a knight TITLE SQUIRE farm owner; justice of the peace OCCUPATION SR senior ABBREVIATION SR/O sister of ABBREVIATION SRI Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) PLACE-NAME SRK Sark, CHI PLACE-NAME SRU Sachsen-Rudolstadt, GER PLACE-NAME SRY Surrey, ENG PLACE-NAME SSO Sachsen-Sondershausen, GER PLACE-NAME SSX Sussex, ENG PLACE-NAME ST ANTHONY'S FIRE contagious skin disease caused by streptococcal infection with fever; also erysipelas, the evil or eel thing MEDICAL ST IGNATIUS ITCH pellagra MEDICAL ST VITUS' DANCE convulsive motions of the limbs, and strange and involuntary gesticulations; also chorea MEDICAL STA. MASTER station master ABBREVIATION STABLER hostler OCCUPATION STABULARIUS stable keeper LATIN STAGE one eighth of a mile MEASURE STALLMAN keeper of a market stall OCCUPATION STAMPMAN worker of an ore crushing machine OCCUPATION STAPLER one who sorted the wool into different grades OCCUPATION STATIONER bookseller, seller of paper & writing implements OCCUPATION STATIST politician OCCUPATION STAYMAKER corset maker OCCUPATION STEEPLE JACKER painted flag poles, etc OCCUPATION STEERSMAN ship's helmsman OCCUPATION STÉNOGRAPHE stenographer FRENCH STENTERER operated the cloth finishing machine OCCUPATION STEP BOY employed to help passengers to enter or leave the coach OCCUPATION STERBEN die GERMAN STERVIN die DUTCH STEVEDORE laborer who unloads and loads ships' cargoes OCCUPATION STEWARD manager of property, purveyor of supplies or someone who attended passengers on conveyance OCCUPATION STI Stirling, SCT PLACE-NAME STICHER one who does decorative stitching OCCUPATION STIEFDOCHTER stepdaughter DUTCH STIEFMOEDER stepmother DUTCH STIEFMUTTER stepmother GERMAN STIEFSOHN stepson GERMAN STIEFTOCHTER stepdaughter GERMAN STIEFVADER stepfather DUTCH STIEFVATER stepfather GERMAN STIEFZOON stepson DUTCH STILLBORN dead at birth MEDICAL STIMPART a fourth part of a peck; also forpet or lippie MEASURE STIRLING JUG the Scottish standard liquid measure that contained 3 pounds and 7 ounces of the water of Leith MEASURE STOCKINER maker or weaver of stockings OCCUPATION STOCKINGER knitter, weaver, or dealer in stockings OCCUPATION STOKER tends the fire of an engine boiler OCCUPATION STOMATITIS inflammation of the mouth MEDICAL STONE a calculous concretion in the kidneys or bladder MEDICAL STONE fourteen pounds WEIGHT STONE MASON'S DISEASE silicosis MEDICAL STONE PICKER employed to remove the stones from the farmers fields before planting OCCUPATION STONE POCK acne MEDICAL STONE WORKERS worked with stone, eg masons, quarriers, etc OCCUPATION STONEMAN a surveyor of highways OCCUPATION STONEWARDEN a surveyor of highways OCCUPATION STOOL OF REPENTANCE in Scotland an elevated seat in the church on which, in former times, persons sat during divine service as a punishment for fornication and adultery SCOTLAND STOP GALLANT sweating sickness MEDICAL STOREMAN one responsible for stored goods OCCUPATION STOWYER one who stowed the nets away on fishing boats OCCUPATION STRANGER'S FEVER yellow fever MEDICAL STRANGERY rupture or painful urination MEDICAL STRANGULATED HERNIA a constricted hernia that cut off the blood supply leading to death of tissue and gangrene MEDICAL STRANGURY pain and difficulty passing urine MEDICAL STRAVAIGER vagrant OCCUPATION STRAW a plant that represents agreement SYMBOLS STRAW JOINER one who thatched roofs OCCUPATION STRAW PLAITER one who made straw braids for the hat industry OCCUPATION STRAW, BROKEN a plant that represents a broken agreement SYMBOLS STREAKER one who prepared the body for burial OCCUPATION STREDA Wednesday CZECH STREET BOY street cleaner OCCUPATION STREET ORDERLY street cleaner OCCUPATION STRICTURE an abnormal contraction of some duct or channel MEDICAL STRIDOR harsh, high-pitched, noisy breathing that accompanies spasms or other abnormalities of the respiratory passages MEDICAL STRIKER blacksmiths helper or harpooned the whale OCCUPATION STRINGER made the strings for bows OCCUPATION STRIPPER employed in the woolen trade to remove the rubbish from the carding machines OCCUPATION STROKE a condition caused by hemorrhage into the brain, cerebral embolism or cerebral thrombosis MEDICAL STRUCTOR builder, mason, bricklayer LATIN STRUMA scrofula; sometimes goiter (swelling of the thyroid gland at the front of the neck) MEDICAL STS Staffordshire, ENG PLACE-NAME STUFF GOWN junior barrister OCCUPATION STUFF GOWNSMAN junior barrister OCCUPATION STUFF WEAVER wove stuff (the coarse part of flax) OCCUPATION STUFFING croup MEDICAL STVERTEK Thursday CZECH STY Steiermark (Styria), OES PLACE-NAME STY inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid causing painful swelling of the lid margin; also hordeolum MEDICAL SU Soviet Union PLACE-NAME SUBARACGNOID HEMORRHAGE bleeding into the space between the middle region of three layers of tissue which protect the surface of the brain MEDICAL SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE bleeding into the space between the middle region of three layers of tissue which protect the surface of the brain MEDICAL SUCCESSIO descendants LATIN SUCKSMITH one who made ploughshares OCCUPATION SUDOR ANGLICUS sweating sickness MEDICAL SUE On Ontario Land Record Index; type of free grant = son of a U.E.L. LEGAL SUEGRA mother-in-law SPANISH SUEGRO father-in-law SPANISH SUFFOCATIVE CATARRH croup MEDICAL SUH Suhl, DDR PLACE-NAME SUL Sun WELSH SUMMER CHOLERA cholera morbus MEDICAL SUMMER COMPLAINT baby diarrhea caused by spoiled milk MEDICAL SUMNER summoner or apparitor OCCUPATION SUMPTER porter OCCUPATION SUNSTROKE fever, convulsions, nausea, vomiting and giddiness caused by an overexposure to strong sunlight MEDICAL SUOCERA mother-in-law ITALIAN SUOCERO father-in-law ITALIAN SUPERCARGO merchant ship officer in charge of cargo & the commercial concerns of the ship OCCUPATION SUPERIOR upper LATIN SUPERSTES surviving, alive LATIN SUPPURATION the process of forming pus, as in a wound or abscess MEDICAL SURFEIT an overloading of the stomach by excess in eating and drinking MEDICAL SURINTENDANT superintendent FRENCH SURROGATE COURT has jurisdiction over the administration of estates; limited to the county where the estate is LEGAL SURVEILLANT caretaker FRENCH SUSCEPTOR godparent, undertaker, receiver LATIN SUT Sutherland, SCT PLACE-NAME SUTLER one who supplies an army with provisions OCCUPATION SUTOR shoemaker LATIN SUZERAIN a feudal lord or baron TITLE SW Swedenborgian; New Jerusalem ABBREVIATION SWACK a large draught of liquor SCOTLAND SWAILER miller or dealer in grain OCCUPATION SWAIN herdsman OCCUPATION SWAMP FEVER leptospirosis or malaria MEDICAL SWAMP SICKNESS malaria, typhoid or encephalitis MEDICAL SWE Sachsen-Weimar, GER PLACE-NAME SWE Sweden PLACE-NAME SWEALER miller or dealer in corn OCCUPATION SWEATING SICKNESS infectious and fatal disease common to the UK in the 15th century; possibly influenza; also bloody sickness MEDICAL SWEEP chimneysweep OCCUPATION SWEET PEA a flower that represents departure SYMBOLS SWELL MAKER one who made shallow baskets OCCUPATION SWINEHERDER pig keeper OCCUPATION SWINEYARD pig keeper OCCUPATION SWINGLER one who beats flax to remove woody parts OCCUPATION SWORD CUTLER sword maker OCCUPATION SWR Scherin, DDR PLACE-NAME SYCOSIS infection of the hair follicles of the beard area; ring-worm of the beard; also barber's itch or barber's rash MEDICAL SYDENHAM'S CHOREA ceaseless, rapid, jerking, involuntary movements of the face, limbs or body MEDICAL SYNCOPE fainting MEDICAL SYNOCHUS a continued fever MEDICAL SYNOVITIS inflammation of the synovial membrane (tissue that lines the cavities around joints) MEDICAL SYPHILIS a contagious venereal disease caused by the invasion of the body by the micro-organism Spirochaeta pallida MEDICAL SYSTOLE the phase of contraction in the heart beat MEDICAL SZ Schwyz, CH PLACE-NAME |
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