A list of Latin Abbriviations, used in church documents:
| aas. | anno aetatis suae | died in the year of his/her age |
| A.D. | Anno Domini | in the Year of our Lord |
| acc. | acatholicus | non-Catholic |
| aet. | at aetatis suae | at the age of |
| cop. | copula | bond |
| d.b.n., de bo non |
de bonis non administratis | of goods unadministered |
| d.p. | designatus patrinis | designated sponsors |
| dsp. | decessit sine prole | died without issue (children) |
| dspl. | decessit sine prole legitima | died without legitimate issue (children) |
| dspm. | decessit sine prole mascula | died without male issue (sons) |
| dspml. | decessit sine prole mascula legitima | died without legitimate male issue (sons) |
| dspms. | decessit sine prole mascula superstite | died without surviving male issue (living sons) |
| dsps. | decessit sine prole superstite | died without surviving issue (living children) |
| dspv. | decessit sine prole virilli | died without male issue (sons) |
| dvm. | decessit vita matris | died in the lifetime of the mother |
| dvp. | decessit vita patris | died in the lifetime of the father |
| et al. | et alii | others |
| fla | filia | daughter |
| fls | filius | son |
| inst. | instant | in the present or current month |
| j.s. |
matrimon juncti, juncti sunt | joined in marriage (married) |
| msp. |
mortuus sine prole |
died without offspring (children) |
| ob. caelebs | obdormio caelebs | died single or as a bachelor |
| osp. | obiit sine prole | died without issue |
| spl. | sine prole legitima | without legitimate issue |
| spm. | sine prole mascula | without sons |
| sps. | sine prole superstite | without surviving issue |
| solv. | solvit | has paid |
| ult. | ultimo, ultimo mense | in the previous month |
| vf. | via fratris | in the lifetime of his brother |
| vmp | via patris | in the lifetime of his father |
| vulgo | vulgo vocatus | generally called |
| V.D.M. | Verbi Divini Minister | minister of the divine word, preacher |
Sources: FamilySearch.org/wiki, NazatenDeVries.nl, GenealogyBank.com .

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