Latin for Genealogists

Event - English	Event - Latin
birth	genitus, nati, natus, natales, ortus, oriundus
burial	humatus, humatio, sepulti, sepultus
christening	baptismi, baptizatus, renatus, plutus, lautus, purgatus, ablutus, lustratio
death	mortuus, defunctus, obitus, denatus, decessus, peritus, mors, mortis, obiit, decessit
marriage	matrimonium, copulatio, copulati, conjuncti, intronizati, nupti, sponsati, ligati, mariti
marriage banns	banni, proclamationes, denuntiationes

Other Latin Terms	English
a.a.a.	Died in the year of his/her age (45yrs died '45)
d.s.p. (decessit sine prole)	Died without issue
d.s.p.l. (decessit sine prole legitima)	Died without legitimate issue
d.s.p.m.s.(decessit sine prole mascula superstite)	Died without surviving male issue
d.s.p.s. (decessit sine prole superstite)	Died without surviving issue
d.unm.	Died unmarried
d.v.p. (decessit vita patris)	Died in the lifetime of his father
d.v.m. (decessit vita matris)	Died in the lifetime of his mother
et al	And others
filius	Son
filia	Daughter
inst.	During this month
in situ	In natural, original or appropriate position
liber	Book or volume
mater	Mother
nepos	Grandson
nomen	Given name
nunc nun	An oral will, written by a witness
ob	He/she died
pater	Father
rel. or Relict	Widow or widower
res. or residue	Widow or widower
sepulti, sepultus	Burial
sic	Exact copy as written
testes	Witness
ult	Late
ult. (ultimate)	In or during the previous month
uxor (ux) or vs	Wife
viz	Namely

26/04/2023