Abbreviation | Expansion |
B.A. | Bachelor of Arts |
B.D. | Bachelor of Divinity |
C.B. | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
C.I.E. | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
C.M.G. | Companion of St. Michael and St. George |
D.C.L. | Doctor of Civil Law |
D.D. | Doctor of Divinity |
F.L.S. | Fellow of the Linnean Society of London |
F.M. | Field Marshal |
F.R.G.S. | Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society |
F.R.S. | Fellow of the Royal Society |
F.S.A. | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London |
F.Z.S. | Fellow of the Zoological Society of London |
G.C.B. | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
G.C.S.I. | Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
H.M. | Her Majesty’s |
K.C.B. | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
K.C.S.I. | Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
K.G. | Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter |
l.c. | loco citato |
LL.D. | Doctor of Laws |
M.A. | Master of Arts |
M.B. | Bachelor of Medicine |
M.D. | Doctor of Medicine |
M.P. | Member of Parliament |
M.R.A.S. | Member of the Royal Asiatic Society |
N.B. | Nota Bene |
n.s. | new series |
N.W. | North-West |
Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy |
Q.C. | Queen’s Counsel |
R.A. | Royal Academecian |
R.E. | Corps of Royal Engineers |
Tr. Linn. Soc. | Transactions of the Linnean Society |
Trans. Linn. Soc. | Transactions of the Linnean Society |
U.S. | United States |