=Q.C.=, Queen's Counsel; Queen's College.
=q.e.= (L. _quod est_), which is.
=Q E.D.= (L. _quod erat demonstrandum_), which was to be demonstrated.
=Q.E.F.= (L. _quod erat faciendum_), which was to be done.
=Q.E.I.= (L. _quod erat inveniendum_), which was to be found out.
=q.l.= (L. _quantum libet_), as much as you please.
=Q.M.G.=, quartermaster-general.
=qr.=, quarter; quire: =qrs=., quarters.
=qt.=, quart: =qts.=, quarts.
=q.v.= (L. _quod vide_), which see.
=R.=, L. _rex_, king; _regina_, queen.
=R.=, L. _recipe_, take.
=R.A.=, Royal Academy, or Academician; Royal Artillery; Rear-Admiral;
Right Ascension.
=R.C.=, Roman Catholic.
=Ref. Ch.=, Reformed Church.
=Reg. Prof.=, Regius Professor.
=R.I.P.= (L.), requiescat in pace.
=R.Rev.=, right reverend.
=R.S.A.=, Royal Society of Antiquaries; Royal Scottish Academy.
=R.S.S.= (L. _regiæ societatis socius_), Fellow of the Royal Society.
=Rt.=, Right.
=S.=, south.
=S.A.=, South America; South Africa; South Australia.
=Sarum=, Salisbury.
=S.A.S.= (L. _societatis antiquariorum socius_), Fellow of the Society of
Antiquaries.
=s. caps.=, small capital letters.
=sc.= or =sculp.= (L. _sculpsit_), he or she engraved it.
=s.= or =scil.= (L. _scilicet_), to wit; namely.
=scr.=, scruple.
=sculp.= or =sculpt.= (L. _sculpsit_), he or she engraved it.
=S.E.=, south-east.
=sec.=, secretary; second.
=Sep.= or =Sept.=, Septuagint; also LXX.
=seq.= (L. _sequentes_ or _sequentia_), the following; the next.
=S.G.=, solicitor-general.
=S.H.S.= (_societatis historiæ socius_), Fellow of the Historical Society.
=S.J.=, Society of Jesus.
=S.L.=, solicitor-at-law.
=Sol.-Gen.=, solicitor-general.
=S.P.C.K.=, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
=S.P.G.=, Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
=sq.=, square: =sq. ft.=, square feet: =sq. in.=, square inches: =sq. m.=,
square miles: =sq. yds.=, square yards.
=S.R.I.= (L. _sacrum Romanum imperium_), the Holy Roman Empire.
=s.s.=, steamship.
=S.S.E.=, south-south-east.
=S.S.W.=, south-south-west.
=S.T.P.= (L. _sacræ theologia professor_), Professor of Theology.
=super.=, superfine.
=supp.=, supplement.
=S.W.=, south-west.
=syn.=, synonym; synonymous.
=T.O.=, turn over.
=tr.= or =trs=., transpose.
=U.C.=, Upper Canada; (L. _urbe condita_, the founding of the city), the
year of Rome.
=univ.=, university.
=U.P.=, United Presbyterian.
=U.S.=, United States.
=v.g.= (L. _verbi gratiâ_), for example.
=vid.= (L. _vide_), see.
=viz.= (a corruption of L. _videlicet_), namely; to wit.
=vol.=, volume: =vols.=, volumes.
=V.P.=, vice-president.
=vul.=, vulgate.
=W.=, west; western.
=Winton=, Winchester.
=W. long.=, west longitude.
=W.M.S.=, Wesleyan Missionary Society.
=W.N.W.=, west-north-west.
=W.S.W.=, west-south-west.
=wt.=, weight.
=X.= or =Xt.=, Christ: =Xm.= or =Xmas.=, Christmas:
=Xn.= or =Xtian.=, Christian.
=yd.=, yard: =yds.=, yards.
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