D. C. L. Doctor of Civil Law.

D. C. L. Doctor of Civil Law.

D. D., _Divinitatis Doctor_. Doctor of Divinity.

D. D. S. Doctor of Dental Surgery.

Do., _Ditto_. The same.

E. E. Errors excepted. (Used in book-keeping.)

E. O. E. Errors and omissions excepted.

E. G., or _e. g._, _Exempli gratia_. For example.

ETC., or &C., _Et cætera_. And so forth; literally, And others.

F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal Society.

H. M. His _or_ Her Majesty.

H. M. S. His _or_ Her Majesty’s Ship _or_ Service.

H. R. H. His _or_ Her Royal Highness.

IBID., _Ibidem_. In the same place. Used in quoting several selections from one book, or making several references to one source.

I. E., or _i. e._, _Id est_. That is. In reading aloud, one gives the English words only.

I. H. S., sometimes explained as _Iesus Hominum Salvator_. Jesus the Saviour of Men. More properly, this abbreviation merely means “Jesus.” It is made up of the first three letters of the Greek word for Jesus—ΙΗΣΟΥΣ. The H, in I. H. S., is really the Greek letter êta, from which we get our capital E.

I. N. R. I., _Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudæorum_. Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.

L. H. D., _Litterarum Humanarum Doctor_. Doctor of Humane Letters.