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=== Spelling  ===
Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. The following spelling variations are common in Latin documents:
i and j used interchangeably
u and v used interchangeably
e used for ae (æ)
e used for oe (œ)
c used for qu
Examples:
ejusdem or eiusdem
civis or ciuis
preceptor or praeceptor
celebs or coelebs
quondam or condam


=== Additional Resources  ===
=== Additional Resources  ===
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*McLaughlin, Eve. ''Simple Latin for Family Historians,'' 2nd ed. Birmingham, England, London: Federation of Family History Societies, 1987. {{FSC|471.1 M273}} This booklet lists Latin words frequently used in English parish registers.
*McLaughlin, Eve. ''Simple Latin for Family Historians,'' 2nd ed. Birmingham, England, London: Federation of Family History Societies, 1987. {{FSC|471.1 M273}} This booklet lists Latin words frequently used in English parish registers.


=== Key Words  ===
To find and use specific types of Latin records, you will need to know some key words in Latin. This section lists key genealogical terms in English and gives the Latin words that have the same or similar meanings.
For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In the second column you will find Latin words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined, and other words used in Latin records to indicate marriage.


{| width="100%"
|-
| '''English'''
| '''Latin'''
|-
| birth
| nati, natus/nata, genitus, natales, ortus, oriundus
|-
| burial
| sepulti, sepultus, humatus, humatio
|-
| christening
| baptismi, baptizatus, renatus, plutus, lautus, purgatus, ablutus, lustratio
|-
| child
| infans, filius/filia, puer, proles
|-
| death
| mortuus, defunctus, obitus, denatus, decessus, peritus, mors, mortis, obiit, decessit
|-
| father
| pater
|-
| godparents
| patrini, levantes, susceptores, compater, commater, matrina
|-
| husband
| maritus, sponsus, conjux, vir
|-
| marriage
| matrimonium, copulatio, copulati, conjuncti, intronizati, nupti, sponsati, ligati, mariti
|-
| marriage banns
| banni, proclamationes, denuntiationes
|-
| mother
| mater
|-
| name (given)
| nomen
|-
| name (surname)
| cognomen
|-
| parents
| parentes, genitores
|-
| wife
| uxor, marita, conjux, sponsa, mulier, femina, consors
|}


=== External Links  ===
=== External Links  ===
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