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===== Canadian border crossing lists, Canada ===== | ===== Canadian border crossing lists, Canada ===== | ||
*Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the | *Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the FamilySearch Library™. Also called border crossing manifests, passenger lists, or manifests. | ||
===== Canadian border crossing lists, United States ===== | ===== Canadian border crossing lists, United States ===== | ||
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===== capitis ===== | ===== capitis ===== | ||
*Latin word for "head, chief."<br> | |||
===== capofamiglia ===== | ===== capofamiglia ===== | ||
*Italian word for "family head."<br> | |||
===== capostipite ===== | ===== capostipite ===== | ||
*Italian word for "family founder, earliest ancestor."<br> | |||
===== cappellaio ===== | ===== cappellaio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "hatter."<br> | |||
===== capt et jurat ===== | ===== capt et jurat ===== | ||
*Latin word for "taken and sworn."<br> | |||
===== Captain ===== | ===== Captain ===== | ||
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===== Captain ===== | ===== Captain ===== | ||
*An army, marine, or air force officer who commands a military company; also a naval officer who commands a warship.<br> | |||
===== caput ===== | ===== caput ===== | ||
*Latin word for "head, chief."<br> | |||
===== cara ===== | ===== cara ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "face."<br> | |||
===== carabiniere ===== | ===== carabiniere ===== | ||
*Italian word for "policeman."<br> | |||
===== carbonaio ===== | ===== carbonaio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "coal dealer."<br> | |||
===== carbonarius ===== | ===== carbonarius ===== | ||
**Latin word for "collier, coal miner."<br> | |||
===== Card index ===== | ===== Card index ===== | ||
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===== carecarius ===== | ===== carecarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "carter."<br> | |||
===== Carey Act of 1894 ===== | ===== Carey Act of 1894 ===== | ||
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===== Cariboo Gold Rush ===== | ===== Cariboo Gold Rush ===== | ||
*A gold mining boom in the Cariboo Mountains of south central British Columbia that lasted from 1860 to 1863.<br> | |||
===== carnarius ===== | ===== carnarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "butcher."<br> | |||
===== carnicero ===== | ===== carnicero ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "butcher."<br> | |||
===== carpentarius ===== | ===== carpentarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "carpenter."<br> | |||
===== Carpenter ===== | ===== Carpenter ===== | ||
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===== carpinteiro ===== | ===== carpinteiro ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "carpenter."<br> | |||
===== carpintero ===== | ===== carpintero ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "carpenter."<br> | |||
===== carraio ===== | ===== carraio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "wheelwright."<br> | |||
===== carretera ===== | ===== carretera ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "road."<br> | |||
===== carta ===== | ===== carta ===== | ||
*Latin word for "deed, charter, map."<br> | |||
===== Cartas de dote ===== | ===== Cartas de dote ===== | ||
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===== carte, French ===== | ===== carte, French ===== | ||
*French word for "map."<br> | |||
===== carte, Italian ===== | ===== carte, Italian ===== | ||
*Italian word for "maps, charts."<br> | |||
===== cartório ===== | ===== cartório ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "archive."<br> | |||
===== casa ===== | ===== casa ===== | ||
*Italian, Portuguese and Spanish word for "house."<br> | |||
===== casado (a) ===== | ===== casado (a) ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "married."<br> | |||
===== casado con (c.c.) ===== | ===== casado con (c.c.) ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "married to."<br> | |||
===== casale ===== | ===== casale ===== | ||
*Latin word for "estate, village."<br> | |||
===== casamento ===== | ===== casamento ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "marriage."<br> | |||
===== Casamentos ===== | ===== Casamentos ===== | ||
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===== casar, casarse ===== | ===== casar, casarse ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "to marry."<br> | |||
===== casar-se ===== | ===== casar-se ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "to marry."<br> | |||
===== casaro ===== | ===== casaro ===== | ||
*Italian word for "dairy farmer."<br> | |||
===== casatus ===== | ===== casatus ===== | ||
*Latin word for "cottager."<br> | |||
===== Case file number ===== | ===== Case file number ===== | ||
*An identification number assigned to a case file.<br> | |||
===== Case file, court records ===== | ===== Case file, court records ===== | ||
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===== cassa ===== | ===== cassa ===== | ||
*Italian word for "chest, cash, cashier."<br> | |||
===== cassetta ===== | ===== cassetta ===== | ||
*Italian word for "chest."<br> | |||
===== casta ===== | ===== casta ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "caste, racial lineage."<br> | |||
===== castaldo ===== | ===== castaldo ===== | ||
*Italian word for "land agent."<br> | |||
===== castello ===== | ===== castello ===== | ||
*Italian word for "castle."<br> | |||
===== castelo ===== | ===== castelo ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "castle."<br> | |||
===== castillo ===== | ===== castillo ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "castle."<br> | |||
===== Castizo, Puerto Rico ===== | ===== Castizo, Puerto Rico ===== | ||
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===== cataster ===== | ===== cataster ===== | ||
*Latin word for "land, property record."<br> | |||
===== catasto ===== | ===== catasto ===== | ||
*Italian word for "land register."<br> | |||
===== catastro ===== | ===== catastro ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "land census."<br> | |||
===== catedral ===== | ===== catedral ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "cathedral."<br> | |||
===== Catholic diocese, Ireland ===== | |||
*An ecclesiastical division headed by a bishop, made up of many parishes within the Bishop's jurisdiction, which parishes may be in more than one county. Both the Church of Ireland and the Catholic Church had dioceses, but neither the name of the diocese nor its boundaries are the same between the two churches. | |||
===== Catholic mission ===== | ===== Catholic mission ===== | ||
*A settlement established by Catholic priests to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism and to maintain the authority of the country from which the priests came. Missions provided the Native Americans with food, clothing, education in a trade, and sometimes housing. In return, the Native Americans worked, took instruction in the Catholic Church, and agreed to live by the customs of the priests' country. Spanish missions were established in Georgia, Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. French missions were established in the Great Lakes area. | *A settlement established by Catholic priests to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism and to maintain the authority of the country from which the priests came. Missions provided the Native Americans with food, clothing, education in a trade, and sometimes housing. In return, the Native Americans worked, took instruction in the Catholic Church, and agreed to live by the customs of the priests' country. Spanish missions were established in Georgia, Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. French missions were established in the Great Lakes area. | ||
===== Catholic parish, Ireland ===== | |||
*A parish of the Catholic Church, whose name, boundaries, members, diocese, and records are different than that of the [[C_genealogical_glossary_terms#Civil_parish.2C_Ireland|civil parish]]. The Catholic parish has no civil jurisdiction. | |||
===== Catholic Records in Montréal, Canada ===== | ===== Catholic Records in Montréal, Canada ===== | ||
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===== catholicus ===== | ===== catholicus ===== | ||
*Latin word for "Catholic."<br> | |||
===== catholique romaine ===== | ===== catholique romaine ===== | ||
*French word for "Roman Catholic."<br> | |||
===== catorce ===== | ===== catorce ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "fourteen."<br> | |||
===== catorze ===== | ===== catorze ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "fourteen."<br> | |||
===== cattolico, -a ===== | ===== cattolico, -a ===== | ||
*Italian word for "Roman Catholic."<br> | |||
===== católico (a) ===== | ===== católico (a) ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "Catholic."<br> | |||
===== caupo (cauponis) ===== | ===== caupo (cauponis) ===== | ||
*Latin word for "innkeeper."<br> | |||
===== causa ===== | ===== causa ===== | ||
*Latin word for "cause, sake, because of." Ex causa means "on account of, for the sake of."<br> | |||
===== cavalheiro ===== | ===== cavalheiro ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "gentleman, knight, nobleman."<br> | |||
===== cavaliere ===== | ===== cavaliere ===== | ||
*Italian word for "knight."<br> | |||
<br> | |||
===== Caveat ===== | ===== Caveat ===== | ||
*A warning notice issued by an interested person to a probate court that no action is to be taken in granting a probate without his case being heard. | *A warning notice issued by an interested person to a probate court that no action is to be taken in granting a probate without his case being heard. | ||
===== | ===== cazador ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "hunter."<br> | |||
===== caçador ===== | ===== caçador ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "hunter."<br> | |||
===== caña de azúcar ===== | ===== caña de azúcar ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "sugar cane."<br> | |||
===== CC ===== | ===== CC ===== | ||
*Roman numeral for "two-hundred."<br> | |||
===== CCC ===== | ===== CCC ===== | ||
*Roman numeral for "three-hundred."<br> | |||
===== CD ===== | ===== CD ===== | ||
*Roman numeral for "four-hundred."<br> | |||
===== ce ===== | ===== ce ===== | ||
*Italian word for "us."<br> | |||
===== ce, c' ===== | ===== ce, c' ===== | ||
*French word for "it."<br> | |||
===== ce, cet, cette ===== | ===== ce, cet, cette ===== | ||
*French word for "this, that."<br> | |||
===== cech ===== | ===== cech ===== | ||
*Czech word for "guild."<br> | |||
===== Ceded ===== | ===== Ceded ===== | ||
*Transfer, give up control. When Spain ceded Florida to the United States, it gave up control of the area.<br> | |||
===== cedo ===== | ===== cedo ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "early."<br> | |||
===== Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) ===== | ===== Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) ===== | ||
*The Canadian army that served in World War I.<br> | |||
===== ceglarz ===== | ===== ceglarz ===== | ||
Polish word for "brick maker."<br> | |||
===== cego (a) ===== | ===== cego (a) ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "blind."<br> | |||
===== cejourd'hier ===== | ===== cejourd'hier ===== | ||
French word for "yesterday."<br> | |||
===== cejourd'hui ===== | ===== cejourd'hui ===== | ||
French word for "today."<br> | |||
===== celator ===== | ===== celator ===== | ||
Latin word for "turner."<br> | |||
===== celebrare il matrimonio ===== | ===== celebrare il matrimonio ===== | ||
Italian word for "solemnize a marriage."<br> | |||
===== celebraverunt ===== | ===== celebraverunt ===== | ||
Latin word for "they celebrated, were married."<br> | |||
===== celibe ===== | ===== celibe ===== | ||
Italian word for "bachelor, bachelorette, single, unmarried."<br> | |||
===== celle ===== | ===== celle ===== | ||
French word for "this one, she."<br> | |||
===== celle-ci ===== | ===== celle-ci ===== | ||
French word for "the latter (f.)."<br> | |||
===== celle-là ===== | ===== celle-là ===== | ||
French word for "the former (f.)."<br> | |||
===== celui ===== | ===== celui ===== | ||
French word for "this one, he."<br> | |||
===== celui-ci ===== | ===== celui-ci ===== | ||
French word for "the latter (m.)."<br> | |||
===== celui-là ===== | ===== celui-là ===== | ||
French word for "the former (m.)."<br> | |||
===== celý ===== | ===== celý ===== | ||
Czech word for "entire."<br> | |||
===== cem ===== | ===== cem ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "one hundred."<br> | |||
===== cementerio ===== | ===== cementerio ===== | ||
Spanish word for "cemetery."<br> | |||
===== Cementerios ===== | ===== Cementerios ===== | ||
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*A Spanish term for cemeteries and cemetery records. Also used in the Philippines. | *A Spanish term for cemeteries and cemetery records. Also used in the Philippines. | ||
===== Cemeteries, | ===== Cemeteries, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize cemetery records (records that contain information about where people are buried). | ||
===== Cemeteries, PERiodical Source Index ===== | ===== Cemeteries, PERiodical Source Index ===== | ||
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===== Cemetery Locator File, Indiana ===== | ===== Cemetery Locator File, Indiana ===== | ||
*An alphabetical list of cemeteries in Indiana. This file is at the Indiana State Library. The | *An alphabetical list of cemeteries in Indiana. This file is at the Indiana State Library. The FamilySearch Library™ has a microfilm copy. | ||
===== cemitério ===== | ===== cemitério ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "cemetery."<br> | |||
===== censimento ===== | ===== censimento ===== | ||
Italian word for "census."<br> | |||
===== Censo ===== | ===== Censo ===== | ||
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===== Census ===== | ===== Census ===== | ||
An official count and description of the people living in a country, colony, state, county, township, or city.<br> | |||
===== Census Birthplace Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ===== Census Birthplace Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ||
An index to the 1881 census that is arranged alphabetically by surname, then by place of birth, first name, and age in descending order.<br> | |||
===== Census bundle number, England<br> ===== | ===== Census bundle number, England<br> ===== | ||
A number assigned by the Public Record Office in England to each section of the census returns, 1841 to the present. Also called a piece number.<br> | |||
===== Census district ===== | ===== Census district ===== | ||
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===== Census division, Canada ===== | ===== Census division, Canada ===== | ||
In Canadian national censuses, the smallest area covered by the census. Canadian provinces are divided into census districts. Districts are divided into subdistricts. Only sometimes are the subdistricts divided into two or more divisions.<br> | |||
===== Census enumeration district, England ===== | ===== Census enumeration district, England ===== | ||
The geographic area assigned to one census taker, who was known as an enumerator. The size of the enumeration district depended on the number of people living in the area. The enumerator was responsible to collect information about every person in the district on a specific night. Several enumeration districts make up a section of the census known as a census piece or bundle.<br> | |||
===== Census folio number ===== | ===== Census folio number ===== | ||
A census folio is a two-sided sheet of paper used for recording the census. The folio number is stamped in the top right corner of the front of the sheet. Folio numbers run consecutively through a section of the census known as a piece or bundle.<br> | |||
===== Census index ===== | ===== Census index ===== | ||
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===== Census page number ===== | ===== Census page number ===== | ||
A number printed on a page in an enumerator's book. The number appears in the top middle or a top corner of each page. Page numbers run consecutively through one enumeration district only.<br> | |||
===== Census piece number ===== | ===== Census piece number ===== | ||
A number assigned by the Public Record Office in England to each section of the census returns, 1841 to the present. Also called a bundle number.<br> | |||
===== Census Place Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ===== Census Place Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ||
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===== Census Record-As-Enumerated, 1881 British Census ===== | ===== Census Record-As-Enumerated, 1881 British Census ===== | ||
An index to the 1881 British census that is arranged in the same order as the original census, with individuals listed by the household in which they were enumerated. Use this index after using the Surname Index, Birthplace Index, or Census Place Index.<br> | |||
===== Census schedule ===== | ===== Census schedule ===== | ||
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*A type of list in a census. A census can have many types of schedules, such as a population or mortality schedule. | *A type of list in a census. A census can have many types of schedules, such as a population or mortality schedule. | ||
===== Census, | ===== Census, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize censuses (official counts and descriptions of the people living in a country, colony, state, county, township, or city). | ||
===== Census, general ===== | ===== Census, general ===== | ||
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Census street index | Census street index | ||
An alphabetical list of streets appearing in the census record of a geographic area. The index shows the name of the street and a set of reference numbers that are helpful in finding the street in a census record of most large cities.<br> | |||
===== Census subdistrict, Canada ===== | ===== Census subdistrict, Canada ===== | ||
In Canadian national censuses, an area covered by the census. Canadian provinces are divided into census districts. Districts are divided into subdistricts. In some provinces, townships are census subdistricts. A political ward in a city may also be a census subdistrict. Only sometimes are the subdistricts further divided into two or more divisions.<br> | |||
===== Census substitutes ===== | ===== Census substitutes ===== | ||
Records which can be used instead of a census. The substitutes are lists of people in an area, such as tax lists.<br> | |||
===== Census Surname Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ===== Census Surname Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ||
An index to the 1881 British census that is arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name and age in descending order.<br> | |||
===== Census, PERiodical Source Index ===== | ===== Census, PERiodical Source Index ===== | ||
A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about census records.<br> | |||
===== Census, Latin and Czech ===== | ===== Census, Latin and Czech ===== | ||
Latin and Czech word for "census."<br> | |||
===== cent ===== | ===== cent ===== | ||
French word for "hundred."<br> | |||
===== centenario ===== | ===== centenario ===== | ||
Spanish word for "centennial."<br> | |||
===== centenarius ===== | ===== centenarius ===== | ||
Latin word for "a person one hundred years of age."<br> | |||
===== centenário ===== | ===== centenário ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "centennial."<br> | |||
===== centesimo, -a ===== | ===== centesimo, -a ===== | ||
Italian word for "hundredth."<br> | |||
===== centesimus ===== | ===== centesimus ===== | ||
Latin word for "hundredth."<br> | |||
===== centesimus primus ===== | ===== centesimus primus ===== | ||
Latin word for "one-hundred-first."<br> | |||
===== centesimus quinquagesimus ===== | ===== centesimus quinquagesimus ===== | ||
Latin word for "one-hundred-fiftieth."<br> | |||
===== centième ===== | ===== centième ===== | ||
French word for "hundredth."<br> | |||
===== cento ===== | ===== cento ===== | ||
Italian and Portuguese word for "one hundred."<br> | |||
===== Central Bureau of Statistics, Sweden ===== | ===== Central Bureau of Statistics, Sweden ===== | ||
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===== centum ===== | ===== centum ===== | ||
Latin word for "hundred."<br> | |||
===== centum quinquaginta ===== | ===== centum quinquaginta ===== | ||
Latin word for "one-hundred-fifty."<br> | |||
===== centum unus ===== | ===== centum unus ===== | ||
Latin word for "one-hundred-one."<br> | |||
===== Century Farm Applications, Iowa ===== | ===== Century Farm Applications, Iowa ===== | ||
A collection of records gathered by the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. These records contain information about farm owners in Iowa whose property had remained in the family for 100 years or longer.<br> | |||
===== centésimo ===== | ===== centésimo ===== | ||
Portuguese and Spanish word for "one-hundredth."<br> | |||
===== centésimo primero ===== | ===== centésimo primero ===== | ||
Spanish word for "one-hundred-first." | |||
===== cerca ===== | ===== cerca ===== | ||
Portuguese and Spanish word for "near, approximate."<br> | |||
===== cerdo (cerdonis) ===== | ===== cerdo (cerdonis) ===== | ||
Latin word for "handworker."<br> | |||
===== cerrajero ===== | ===== cerrajero ===== | ||
Spanish word for "locksmith."<br> | |||
===== certidão ===== | ===== certidão ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "certificate."<br> | |||
===== certificado ===== | ===== certificado ===== | ||
Spanish word for "certificate."<br> | |||
===== Certificate of arrival ===== | ===== Certificate of arrival ===== | ||
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===== certificato ===== | ===== certificato ===== | ||
Italian word for "certificate."<br> | |||
===== Certificats ===== | ===== Certificats ===== | ||
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*A list and description of members of a church that is taken to track growth and update membership records. Church censuses are a major source of family history information for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | *A list and description of members of a church that is taken to track growth and update membership records. Church censuses are a major source of family history information for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | ||
===== Church Directories, | ===== Church Directories, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize lists of churches' organizational divisions and officials, including the names of the places and congregations where the officials have served. | ||
===== Church directory ===== | ===== Church directory ===== | ||
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*A list of a church's organizational divisions and officials, including the names of the places and congregations where the officials have served. A church directory may also contain historical information about the local congregations, complete addresses of the churches, and the address of the church headquarters where additional records may be kept. | *A list of a church's organizational divisions and officials, including the names of the places and congregations where the officials have served. A church directory may also contain historical information about the local congregations, complete addresses of the churches, and the address of the church headquarters where additional records may be kept. | ||
===== Church History, | ===== Church History, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize information about the history of various churches. | ||
===== Church history, general ===== | ===== Church history, general ===== | ||
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*A Protestant religion established in Texas in 1908. The church follows the early teachings of Methodism and sponsors many schools, liberal arts colleges, and theological seminaries. | *A Protestant religion established in Texas in 1908. The church follows the early teachings of Methodism and sponsors many schools, liberal arts colleges, and theological seminaries. | ||
===== Church Records, | ===== Church Records, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize records kept by churches, such as baptism records, marriage records, and burial records. | ||
===== Church records, general ===== | ===== Church records, general ===== | ||
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*An administrative division of a county in Ireland. Before the Reformation, the civil parish was an ecclesiastical division. | *An administrative division of a county in Ireland. Before the Reformation, the civil parish was an ecclesiastical division. | ||
===== Civil Registration District ===== | |||
*The geographic area of a country in which the birth, marriage, divorce, and death records of the citizens are kept. In the United States, civil registration is called vital records. | |||
===== Civil registration office ===== | ===== Civil registration office ===== | ||
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*A local government office that keeps the government's local birth, marriage, and death records. Some civil registration offices may also have records regarding divorces. | *A local government office that keeps the government's local birth, marriage, and death records. Some civil registration offices may also have records regarding divorces. | ||
===== Civil Registration, | ===== Civil Registration, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize birth, marriage, divorce, and death records kept by civil governments. Birth, marriage, divorce, and death records from the United States and all Canadian provinces except Québec are cataloged under the subject heading "Vital Records." | ||
===== Civil registration, general ===== | ===== Civil registration, general ===== | ||
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===== Collection Rhode Island Family Records ===== | ===== Collection Rhode Island Family Records ===== | ||
*A collection of will abstracts and family records created by Martha A. Benns. The collection is available at the Rhode Island Historical Society and the | *A collection of will abstracts and family records created by Martha A. Benns. The collection is available at the Rhode Island Historical Society and the FamilySearch Library™. | ||
===== Collections, | ===== Collections, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize collections of genealogical or historical information gathered by a person or group and then made available for public research. | ||
===== Collective biography ===== | ===== Collective biography ===== | ||
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===== Commercial on-line service ===== | ===== Commercial on-line service ===== | ||
*A business such as America On-line and CompuServe that is established to provide computer users with various types of services, including | *A business such as America On-line and CompuServe that is established to provide computer users with various types of services, including Email and access to the Internet. | ||
;commerciante di vino: Italian word for "wine merchant." | ;commerciante di vino: Italian word for "wine merchant." | ||
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*A term used in the official names of four states in the United States: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia. | *A term used in the official names of four states in the United States: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia. | ||
commorantes | ===== commorantes ===== | ||
*Latin word for "living, residing." | |||
Commot | ===== Commot ===== | ||
*An early Welsh administrative division that was part of a cantrev. | |||
===== Comstock Load ===== | |||
*Named for Henry Comstock (nicknamed "Old Pancake"). In 1859 he held the rights to a large silver deposit in the mines of Virginia City, Nevada, but later sold the rights for almost nothing. | |||
communauté | ===== communauté ===== | ||
*French word for "community (of goods), religious community." | |||
===== Commune ===== | ===== Commune ===== | ||
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*The French word for community. | *The French word for community. | ||
communicanten | ===== communicanten ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "members, communicants." | |||
communion | ===== communion ===== | ||
*French and Norwegian word for "communion." | |||
communionsbog | ===== communionsbog ===== | ||
*Danish word for "communion book." | |||
===== Community cemetery ===== | ===== Community cemetery ===== | ||
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Compact disc: A disc similar to the music and audio discs available in many stores. A compact disc can store large amounts of information and can be read by computers equipped with compact disc drives. | Compact disc: A disc similar to the music and audio discs available in many stores. A compact disc can store large amounts of information and can be read by computers equipped with compact disc drives. | ||
como | ===== como ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "as, how." | |||
Compact disc | ===== Compact disc ===== | ||
*A disc similar to the music and audio discs available in many stores. A compact disc can store large amounts of information and can be read by computers equipped with compact disc drives. | |||
===== Compact disc catalog ===== | ===== Compact disc catalog ===== | ||
*The | *The FamilySearch Catalog™ on compact disc. | ||
===== Compact disc index ===== | ===== Compact disc index ===== | ||
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*A computerized index to a set of records that is stored on a compact disc. | *A computerized index to a set of records that is stored on a compact disc. | ||
compagnon | ===== compagnon ===== | ||
*French word for "journeyman, partner."<br> | |||
comparant | ===== comparant ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "one who appeared."<br> | |||
comparatio | ===== comparatio ===== | ||
*Latin word for "presence, appearance."<br> | |||
compareerde | ===== compareerde ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "appeared before."<br> | |||
comparu | ===== comparu ===== | ||
*French word for "appeared."<br> | |||
comparuit | ===== comparuit ===== | ||
*Latin word for "he/she appeared, was present."<br> | |||
compater | ===== compater ===== | ||
*Latin word for "godfather."<br> | |||
<br> | |||
===== Compendium ===== | ===== Compendium ===== | ||
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*A collection or compilation of information gathered from other sources. | *A collection or compilation of information gathered from other sources. | ||
compenso | ===== compenso ===== | ||
*Italian word for "fee."<br> | |||
<br> | |||
===== Compiled biography ===== | ===== Compiled biography ===== | ||
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*A complete transcript of probate cases involving the titles to real property. | *A complete transcript of probate cases involving the titles to real property. | ||
compos | ===== compos ===== | ||
*Latin word for "in possession of."<br> | |||
===== Compound surname ===== | ===== Compound surname ===== | ||
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*A surname (last name) that has two parts, such as McKay, MacDouglas, Van Dyke, or DeWess. | *A surname (last name) that has two parts, such as McKay, MacDouglas, Van Dyke, or DeWess. | ||
comprare | ===== comprare ===== | ||
*Italian word for "to buy."<br> | |||
comprend | ===== comprend ===== | ||
*French word for "includes."<br> | |||
===== Computer bulletin board system ===== | ===== Computer bulletin board system ===== | ||
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===== Computer number ===== | ===== Computer number ===== | ||
*A number used to identify each entry in the | *A number used to identify each entry in the FamilySearch Catalog™. Using the Computer Number search is the fastest way to find a record in the catalog. | ||
===== Computer on-line services ===== | ===== Computer on-line services ===== | ||
*The various features available to computer users through networks and modems, such as | *The various features available to computer users through networks and modems, such as Email and Internet access. Computer on-line services usually refer to commercial organizations, such as America On-line or CompuServe, that provide such services for a fee. | ||
===== Computer record ===== | ===== Computer record ===== | ||
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*The third highest ranking title in the French peerage. A comte ranks below a marquis (marquess) and above a vicomte (viscount). A comte is equal to a count in other parts of continental Europe and an earl in Great Britain. | *The third highest ranking title in the French peerage. A comte ranks below a marquis (marquess) and above a vicomte (viscount). A comte is equal to a count in other parts of continental Europe and an earl in Great Britain. | ||
comune | ===== comune ===== | ||
*Italian word for "municipality." | |||
comunhão | ===== comunhão ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "communion." | |||
comunione | ====== comunione ===== | ||
*Italian word for "communion." | |||
comunità | ===== comunità ===== | ||
*Italian word for "community, township." | |||
comunión | ===== comunión ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "communion." | |||
con | ===== con ===== | ||
*Italian and Spanish word for "with." | |||
concejal | ===== concejal ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "councilman." | |||
concelho | ===== concelho ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "council, counsel." | |||
concepta est | ===== concepta est ===== | ||
*Latin word for "she was pregnant." | |||
concernente | ===== concernente ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "concerning." | |||
concerniente | ===== concerniente ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "concerning." | |||
===== Concession, Canada ===== | ===== Concession, Canada ===== | ||
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*A division of a township in eastern Canada. | *A division of a township in eastern Canada. | ||
concessit | ===== concessit ===== | ||
*Latin word for "consented." | |||
conciatore | ===== conciatore ===== | ||
*Italian word for "tanner." | |||
===== concilio ===== | |||
*Spanish word for "council." | |||
===== concilio tridentino ===== | |||
*Spanish word for "Council of Trent." | |||
===== concubina ====== | |||
*Italian word for "concubine." | |||
===== concubine ===== | |||
*French word for "concubine." | |||
===== condado ===== | |||
*Spanish word for "county." | |||
===== conde, Portuguese ===== | |||
*Portuguese word for "count, earl". | |||
===== Conde ===== | |||
*The third highest raking title of Spanish nobility. A conde (equivalent in rank to a count or earl) ranks below a marqués (marques or marquis) and above a vizconde (viscount). | |||
===== conditione, sub ===== | |||
*Latin word for "conditionally." | |||
===== condizione ===== | |||
*Italian word for "status, condition." | |||
===== conducente ===== | |||
*Italian word for "driver." | |||
===== conditione, sub ===== | |||
*Latin word for "conditionally." | |||
===== condizione ===== | |||
*Italian word for "status, condition." | |||
===== conducente ===== | |||
*Italian word for "driver." | |||
===== Confederacy ===== | ===== Confederacy ===== | ||
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*The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. These states were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. | *The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. These states were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. | ||
===== Confederate ===== | |||
*A person who supported the Southern States prior to, during, and after the Civil War. Also an adjective describing things relating to the states that seceded from the United States, such as places, military forces, and flags. | |||
===== Confederate prisoners ===== | ===== Confederate prisoners ===== | ||
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*Men who served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and were taken as prisoners of war. | *Men who served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and were taken as prisoners of war. | ||
Confederate armed forces | ===== Confederate armed forces ===== | ||
*The army and navy of the Southern states during the United States Civil War. | |||
===== Confederate scrip lands ===== | ===== Confederate scrip lands ===== | ||
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*Land grants issued by Texas to Confederate veterans who were permanently disabled in the American Civil War or to widows of soldiers who were killed during the war. | *Land grants issued by Texas to Confederate veterans who were permanently disabled in the American Civil War or to widows of soldiers who were killed during the war. | ||
Confederation (of Canada) | ===== Confederation (of Canada) ===== | ||
*The union on 1 July 1867 of the former British colonies of Canada West (Ontario), Canada East (Quebec), New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as the Dominion of Canada. It now includes all the present provinces and territories of Canada. | |||
confermazione | ===== confermazione ===== | ||
*Italian word for "confirmation." | |||
confettiere | ===== confettiere ===== | ||
*Italian word for "confectioner." | |||
===== Confirmación ===== | ===== Confirmación ===== | ||
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*A Portuguese word for confirmations. | *A Portuguese word for confirmations. | ||
confirmatie | ===== confirmatie ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "confirmation." | |||
===== Confirmation record ===== | ===== Confirmation record ===== | ||
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*A church rite that allows an individual to become a member of a church. | *A church rite that allows an individual to become a member of a church. | ||
Confirmation, Latter-day Saint | ====== Confirmation, Latter-day Saint ===== | ||
*An ordinance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which an individual becomes a member of the Church and receives the gift of the Holy Ghost. | |||
confirmeraður | ===== confirmeraður ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "confirmed, confirmand." | |||
confirmerede | ===== confirmerede ====== | ||
*Norwegian word for "confirmed." | |||
confirmeret | ===== confirmeret ===== | ||
*Danish word for "confirmed." | |||
===== Conflict between Denmark and Sweden (1643-1645) ===== | ===== Conflict between Denmark and Sweden (1643-1645) ===== | ||
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*An organization in Spain whose membership was restricted to persons of hidalgo status (untitled Spanish nobility). In Spanish, the terms órdenes militares, confradías and confraternidades refer to military orders of chivalry that were established during the Crusades (1100–1450) to provide a fraternal religious life among the Spanish nobility. The orders were dedicated to retaking Spain from the Moors and protecting pilgrimages to the Holy Land. These orders functioned under the direction of the Pope and were independent of other ecclesiastical or civil authority. However, as the orders grew in wealth and power, they came into conflict with the Spanish Crown. By 1587 most of the orders fell under the control of the monarch. The orders became honorary in nature. | *An organization in Spain whose membership was restricted to persons of hidalgo status (untitled Spanish nobility). In Spanish, the terms órdenes militares, confradías and confraternidades refer to military orders of chivalry that were established during the Crusades (1100–1450) to provide a fraternal religious life among the Spanish nobility. The orders were dedicated to retaking Spain from the Moors and protecting pilgrimages to the Holy Land. These orders functioned under the direction of the Pope and were independent of other ecclesiastical or civil authority. However, as the orders grew in wealth and power, they came into conflict with the Spanish Crown. By 1587 most of the orders fell under the control of the monarch. The orders became honorary in nature. | ||
confronta (cfr.) | ===== confronta (cfr.) ===== | ||
*Italian word for "compare." | |||
congestion cérébrale | ===== congestion cérébrale ====== | ||
*French word for "stroke." | |||
congiunto | ===== congiunto ===== | ||
*Italian word for "related." | |||
===== Congo ===== | ===== Congo ===== | ||
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*Land in Ohio that was owned by the United States government and sold by general acts of Congress. Congress lands included land sold to the Ohio Company and John Cleves Symmes. Much of the land was reserved for soldiers who had served in the Revolutionary War and refugees from Canada who had supported the colonies during the war. Much of the reserved land was not claimed, and it reverted back to being Congress land. Most of what is now the state of Ohio was Congress land. The term Congress land can also refer to any federal land disposed of by acts of Congress. | *Land in Ohio that was owned by the United States government and sold by general acts of Congress. Congress lands included land sold to the Ohio Company and John Cleves Symmes. Much of the land was reserved for soldiers who had served in the Revolutionary War and refugees from Canada who had supported the colonies during the war. Much of the reserved land was not claimed, and it reverted back to being Congress land. Most of what is now the state of Ohio was Congress land. The term Congress land can also refer to any federal land disposed of by acts of Congress. | ||
Congress, USA | ===== Congress, USA ===== | ||
*The legislative or law-making branch of the government. Congress is divided into two groups: the House of Representatives and the Senate. | |||
conhecido (a) | ===== conhecido (a) ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "known, acquaintance." | |||
conhecido (a) como | ===== conhecido (a) como ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "known as." | |||
coniugati | ===== coniugati ===== | ||
*Italian word for "married." | |||
coniugi | ===== coniugi ===== | ||
*Italian word for "married couple." | |||
conjoint | ===== conjoint ===== | ||
*French word for "spouse, assistant." | |||
conjugatus | ===== conjugatus ===== | ||
*Latin word for "married." | |||
conjuges | ===== conjuges ===== | ||
*Latin word for "married couple." | |||
conjugum | ===== conjugum ===== | ||
*Latin word for "of/from the married couple." | |||
conjuncti sunt | ===== conjuncti sunt ===== | ||
*Latin word for "they were joined (in marriage)." | |||
conjux | ===== conjux ===== | ||
*Latin word for "spouse." | |||
connaissance | ===== connaissance ===== | ||
*French word for "acquaintance." | |||
connessione | ===== connessione ===== | ||
*Italian word for "relationship." | |||
conocido (a) | ===== conocido (a) ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "known, acquaintance." | |||
===== conocido (a) como ===== | |||
*Spanish word for "known as." | |||
===== consanguinidad ===== | |||
*Spanish word for "blood relationship, kinship." | |||
===== consanguinitatis ===== | |||
*Latin word for "of blood relationship (such as cousins)." | |||
===== consangüinidade ===== | |||
*Portuguese word for "blood relationship, kinship." | |||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
===== Conscription ===== | ===== Conscription ===== | ||
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*A type of military record used in Latin America, translated as listas de quintas or conscripciones. These are lists of new recruits and, in some cases, all males eligible for military service. In many cases, these records are found in town or municipal archives. They can serve as a type of census of all the males who lived in a community at the time the list was compiled. | *A type of military record used in Latin America, translated as listas de quintas or conscripciones. These are lists of new recruits and, in some cases, all males eligible for military service. In many cases, these records are found in town or municipal archives. They can serve as a type of census of all the males who lived in a community at the time the list was compiled. | ||
conseil d'état civil | ===== conseil d'état civil ===== | ||
*French word for "civil registrar's." | |||
===== Conseil Superieur, French Louisiana ===== | ===== Conseil Superieur, French Louisiana ===== | ||
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*The judicial arm of government in French Louisiana. It handled all judicial matters in the colony. The administrative arm of government was called the conseil de regie. These two branches often met together, and it is difficult to distinguish them. The conseil superieur is also called the French Superior Council. | *The judicial arm of government in French Louisiana. It handled all judicial matters in the colony. The administrative arm of government was called the conseil de regie. These two branches often met together, and it is difficult to distinguish them. The conseil superieur is also called the French Superior Council. | ||
conseiller | ===== conseiller ===== | ||
*French word for "councilor." | |||
consejo | ===== consejo ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "council." | |||
consenso | ===== consenso ===== | ||
*Italian word for "consent." | |||
===== Consent papers ===== | ===== Consent papers ===== | ||
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*A document signed by the parents of children who are legally too young to marry to give them permission to marry. | *A document signed by the parents of children who are legally too young to marry to give them permission to marry. | ||
consentement | =====consentement ===== | ||
*French word for "consent." | |||
conservato | ===== conservato ===== | ||
*Italian word for "preserved." | |||
consigliere | ===== consigliere ===== | ||
*Italian word for "counselor." | |||
===== Consistory court, Church of England ===== | ===== Consistory court, Church of England ===== | ||
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*The highest court in a diocese of the Church of England. These courts also had superior jurisdiction over lesser courts in probate matters. Consistory courts are also called episcopal, commissary, diocesan, exchequer, and bishop's courts. | *The highest court in a diocese of the Church of England. These courts also had superior jurisdiction over lesser courts in probate matters. Consistory courts are also called episcopal, commissary, diocesan, exchequer, and bishop's courts. | ||
consobrina | ===== consobrina ===== | ||
*Latin word for "female cousin (usually on the mother's side)." | |||
===== consobrinus ===== | |||
*Latin word for "male cousin (usually on the mother's side)." | |||
===== consors (consortis) ===== | |||
*Latin word for "wife." | |||
===== consorte ===== | |||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "spouse, partner." | |||
===== constipación ===== | |||
*Spanish word for "constipation." | |||
===== constipação ===== | |||
*Portuguese word for "constipation." | |||
===== Constitution ===== | |||
*The document that lists the basic laws, powers, and duties of a state or nation and which guarantees certain rights of the people. | |||
===== consumimiento ===== | |||
*Spanish word for "consumption." | |||
===== consunção ===== | |||
*Portuguese word for "consumption." | |||
===== conta ===== | |||
*Portuguese word for "account, bill." | |||
===== contabile ===== | |||
*Italian word for "accountant." | |||
===== contadino, -a ===== | |||
*Italian word for "farm laborer, peasant." | |||
===== conte ===== | |||
*Italian word for "count, earl." | |||
===== contea ===== | |||
*Italian word for "county." | |||
===== contenido ===== | |||
*Spanish word for "contents." | |||
===== Contents ===== | ===== Contents ===== | ||
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*The information contained in a record. | *The information contained in a record. | ||
contenu | ===== contenu ===== | ||
*French word for "content." | |||
conteúdo | ===== conteúdo ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "contents." | |||
===== Continental Line ===== | ===== Continental Line ===== | ||
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*A table that lists the name and date and place of birth, marriage, and death for an individual and a specified number of his or her ancestors. This chart is also called an ahnentafel chart. | *A table that lists the name and date and place of birth, marriage, and death for an individual and a specified number of his or her ancestors. This chart is also called an ahnentafel chart. | ||
conto | ===== conto ===== | ||
*Italian word for "account, bill." | |||
===== contra, Latin ===== | |||
*Latin word for "against, opposite." | |||
===== contra, Portuguese ===== | |||
*Portuguese word for "against." | |||
===== Contract ===== | ===== Contract ===== | ||
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*A legally binding agreement between parties. | *A legally binding agreement between parties. | ||
contractant | ===== contractant ===== | ||
*French word for "the groom (in a marriage record)." | |||
contractante | ===== contractante ===== | ||
*French word for "the bride (in a marriage record)." | |||
contracti | ===== contracti ===== | ||
*Latin word for "contracted, drawn together." | |||
contrada | ===== contrada ===== | ||
*Italian word for "town quarter." | |||
contraente | ===== contraente ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "contracting party in a marriage." | |||
contrajó matrimonio con (c.m.c.) | ===== contrajó matrimonio con (c.m.c.) ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "contracted marriage with." | |||
===== Contrat de mariage ===== | ===== Contrat de mariage ===== | ||
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*The Spanish term for a contract documenting the purchase and sale of goods. | *The Spanish term for a contract documenting the purchase and sale of goods. | ||
contratto di matrimonio | ===== contratto di matrimonio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "marriage contract." | |||
contraxerunt | ===== contraxerunt ===== | ||
*Latin word for "they contracted (marriage)." | |||
contrayente | ===== contrayente ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "contracting party in a marriage." | |||
contre | ===== contre ===== | ||
*French word for "against." | |||
contro | ===== contro ===== | ||
*Italian word for "against." | |||
Conversion guide | ===== Conversion guide ===== | ||
*A guide that lists two sets of microfilm numbers for the same set of microfilms. For example, the Archives of Ontario and the FamilySearch Library both have copies of the same microfilms of vital records of births, marriages, and deaths from the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Archives of Ontario uses one numbering system for those records, and the FamilySearch Library uses another numbering system. The Archives of Ontario has a conversion guide that lists both the Archives of Ontario and the FS Library film numbers for each roll of microfilm in the set. | |||
conversione | ===== conversione ===== | ||
*Italian word for "conversion." | |||
conversión | ===== conversión ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "conversion." | |||
conversão | ===== conversão ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "conversion." | |||
Conveyance | ===== Conveyance ===== | ||
*A title deed; a document drawn up to transfer property from one person to another. | |||
Convict records | ===== Convict records ===== | ||
*Records of convicts who were deported to colonies of their country. These include records made in the new colony or country while the people were still convicts. | |||
Convict Records, FamilySearch | ===== Convict Records, FamilySearch ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize records of convicts who were deported to colonies of their country. These include records made in the new colony or country while the people were still convicts. | |||
convulsione, -i | ===== convulsione, -i ===== | ||
*Italian word for "convulsion(s)." | |||
convulsionis | ===== convulsionis ===== | ||
*Latin word for "of convulsions." | |||
convulsión | ===== convulsión ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "convulsion." | |||
convulsão | ===== convulsão ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "convulsion." | |||
===== Cook ===== | ===== Cook ===== | ||
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*The county in Illinois of which Chicago is a part. | *The county in Illinois of which Chicago is a part. | ||
cooperta | ===== cooperta ===== | ||
*Latin word for "married (of a woman)." | |||
coopvaerdi | ===== coopvaerdi ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "merchant marine." | |||
Gilbert Cope's Collection of Family Data (Cope collection) | ===== Gilbert Cope's Collection of Family Data (Cope collection) ===== | ||
*A collection of family history information about Quakers and others who lived in southeastern Pennsylvania and Burlington, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties in New Jersey. | |||
copie civili di registri parrocchiali | ===== copie civili di registri parrocchiali ===== | ||
*Italian word for "parish register transcripts." | |||
copulati sunt | ===== copulati sunt ===== | ||
*Latin word for "they were married, joined." | |||
copulationis | ===== copulationis ===== | ||
*Latin word for "of marriage." | |||
copulatus | ===== copulatus ===== | ||
*Latin word for "married, joined." | |||
copulavit | ===== copulavit ===== | ||
*Latin word for "he married (performed wedding)." | |||
===== Copulerede ===== | ===== Copulerede ===== | ||
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*A Danish word for marriages. | *A Danish word for marriages. | ||
copuleret | ===== copuleret ===== | ||
*Danish word for "married." | |||
copulieren | ===== copulieren ===== | ||
*German word for "to marry." | |||
Copyhold land, England | ===== Copyhold land, England ===== | ||
*Land held subject to the will of the lord of a manor. Title to the land was recorded in the manor court rolls, and the tenant was given a copy. A copyhold could not be inherited unless the heir released the land to the lord and was confirmed by the lord on payment of a fee. The same applied to other copyhold land transfers. | |||
===== Copyhold records, Denmark ===== | ===== Copyhold records, Denmark ===== | ||
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*The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell an original literary or artistic work that is granted for a specific time to the author or originator. | *The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell an original literary or artistic work that is granted for a specific time to the author or originator. | ||
coqueluche | ===== coqueluche ===== | ||
*French and Portuguese word for "whooping cough." | |||
coquus | ===== coquus ===== | ||
*Latin word for "cook." | |||
coram | ===== coram ===== | ||
*Latin word for "in the presence of." | |||
===== Corbin Manuscript Collection, Massachusetts ===== | ===== Corbin Manuscript Collection, Massachusetts ===== | ||
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*A manuscript collection of information about people from central and western Massachusetts. It includes local histories, church records, town records, genealogies, and transcripts of Bible and cemetery records. It is helpful for the years 1650 to 1850. | *A manuscript collection of information about people from central and western Massachusetts. It includes local histories, church records, town records, genealogies, and transcripts of Bible and cemetery records. It is helpful for the years 1650 to 1850. | ||
cordaio | ===== cordaio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "rope maker." | |||
cordelero | ===== cordelero ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "rope maker." | |||
cordier | ===== cordier ===== | ||
*French word for "rope maker." | |||
cordoeiro | ===== cordoeiro ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "rope maker." | |||
cordonnier | ===== cordonnier ===== | ||
*French word for "shoemaker." | |||
coriarius | ===== coriarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "tanner, leather worker." | |||
===== Cornet, British ===== | ===== Cornet, British ===== | ||
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*A court formed in 1850 in independent cities, such as Richmond, to handle minor civil and criminal cases and equity, probate, and orphan matters. In 1902, the circuit courts assumed the duties of the corporation courts. | *A court formed in 1850 in independent cities, such as Richmond, to handle minor civil and criminal cases and equity, probate, and orphan matters. In 1902, the circuit courts assumed the duties of the corporation courts. | ||
corpus (corporis) | ===== corpus (corporis) ===== | ||
*Latin word for "body." | |||
===== Corrected record of birth ===== | ===== Corrected record of birth ===== | ||
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*A document showing a change or addition to a birth certificate. | *A document showing a change or addition to a birth certificate. | ||
===== Correctional Institutions, | ===== Correctional Institutions, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize information about jails, prisons, halfway houses, and other correctional institutions. | ||
corrente | ===== corrente ===== | ||
*Italian and Portuguese word for "current." | |||
===== Correspondence ===== | ===== Correspondence ===== | ||
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*The exchange of written communication, such as a letter and a response. | *The exchange of written communication, such as a letter and a response. | ||
corriente | ===== corriente ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "current." | |||
corriere | ===== corriere ===== | ||
*Italian word for "couier." | |||
corte | ===== corte ===== | ||
*Italian and Portuguese word for "court." | |||
cortiça | ===== cortiça ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "cork." | |||
cosecha | ===== cosecha ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "harvest." | |||
costruttore | ===== costruttore ===== | ||
*Italian word for "builder." | |||
così | ===== così ===== | ||
*Italian word for "thus, so." | |||
cotarius | ===== cotarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "cottager." | |||
couches | ===== couches ===== | ||
*French word for "bed, marital bed." Morte en couches means "died in childbirth." | |||
===== Council of probate, Rhode Island ===== | ===== Council of probate, Rhode Island ===== | ||
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*A series of conferences held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, Italy. The focus of the council was to define Catholic beliefs and counteract the Protestant Reformation. The council also formalized record-keeping practices that were being followed in much of the Catholic world. | *A series of conferences held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, Italy. The focus of the council was to define Catholic beliefs and counteract the Protestant Reformation. The council also formalized record-keeping practices that were being followed in much of the Catholic world. | ||
Council, Virginia | ===== Council, Virginia ===== | ||
*The legislative body and court of appeals for the colony of Virginia during its earliest period. | |||
===== Count ===== | ===== Count ===== | ||
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*A religious movement that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s as the Catholic Church tried to unify its beliefs and stop the spread of Protestantism. It led to a series of wars that occurred when Catholic governments tried to stop the spread of Protestantism in their countries. These wars include civil war in France (1565–1648), rebellion in the Netherlands (1585–1604), conflicts between Spain and England (1585–1604), and the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). | *A religious movement that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s as the Catholic Church tried to unify its beliefs and stop the spread of Protestantism. It led to a series of wars that occurred when Catholic governments tried to stop the spread of Protestantism in their countries. These wars include civil war in France (1565–1648), rebellion in the Netherlands (1585–1604), conflicts between Spain and England (1585–1604), and the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). | ||
Country | ===== Country ===== | ||
*The highest level of government in a given area. | |||
===== Country of arrival ===== | ===== Country of arrival ===== | ||
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*A court with countywide jurisdiction over civil, minor criminal, chancery, and divorce cases. These courts existed from 1666 to 1855. | *A court with countywide jurisdiction over civil, minor criminal, chancery, and divorce cases. These courts existed from 1666 to 1855. | ||
County court, Florida | ===== County court, Florida ===== | ||
*A court with countywide jurisdiction over probates, marriages, administration, and guardianships. | |||
===== County court, general ===== | ===== County court, general ===== | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
===== County directory ===== | ===== County directory ===== | ||
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*An index to a group of records covering a single county. For example, a countywide index may cover one county of a state within a federal census. | *An index to a group of records covering a single county. For example, a countywide index may cover one county of a state within a federal census. | ||
coup de sang | ===== coup de sang ===== | ||
*French word for "paralytic stroke." | |||
cour | ===== cour ===== | ||
*French word for "court." | |||
courant | ===== courant ===== | ||
*French word for "current." | |||
===== Court calendar ===== | ===== Court calendar ===== | ||
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*A list of city officers, government officials, and private residents. | *A list of city officers, government officials, and private residents. | ||
Court district | ===== Court district ===== | ||
*The area of land over which a court has authority. | |||
Court executions, New Jersey | ===== Court executions, New Jersey ===== | ||
*Recorded actions taken by a New Jersey court of chancery. | |||
===== Court executions, New Jersey ===== | ===== Court executions, New Jersey ===== | ||
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*A court in Alabama with statewide jurisdiction over civil cases appealed from lower courts. | *A court in Alabama with statewide jurisdiction over civil cases appealed from lower courts. | ||
Court of common law | ===== Court of common law ===== | ||
*A court with jurisdiction over criminal cases. | |||
===== Court of common pleas, Delaware ===== | ===== Court of common pleas, Delaware ===== | ||
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*One of the four superior courts at Westminster. It heard civil cases between commoners. In 1873 it became the Common Pleas division of the High Court of Justice, which was merged with the Queen's Bench division in 1880. | *One of the four superior courts at Westminster. It heard civil cases between commoners. In 1873 it became the Common Pleas division of the High Court of Justice, which was merged with the Queen's Bench division in 1880. | ||
Court of common pleas, general | ===== Court of common pleas, general ===== | ||
*A countywide court, usually having civil and criminal jurisdiction. | |||
===== Court of common pleas, Indiana ===== | ===== Court of common pleas, Indiana ===== | ||
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*A division of a provincial superior or supreme court in Canada. The court hears serious civil and criminal cases and has the authority to grant divorces. Also called Court of King's Bench if the reigning monarch is a king and also called Trial Division. | *A division of a provincial superior or supreme court in Canada. The court hears serious civil and criminal cases and has the authority to grant divorces. Also called Court of King's Bench if the reigning monarch is a king and also called Trial Division. | ||
Court of Requests, England | ===== Court of Requests, England ===== | ||
*A court used to recover small debts, intended originally for use by the poor. It was abolished in 1642, and its function was taken over by county Quarter Sessions courts. | |||
===== Court of schouts and schepens, New Netherland ===== | ===== Court of schouts and schepens, New Netherland ===== | ||
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*The highest court in Scotland. It handles cases that deal with revenue, including debt to the Crown, and cases that lower courts refer to it. | *The highest court in Scotland. It handles cases that deal with revenue, including debt to the Crown, and cases that lower courts refer to it. | ||
Court of Star Chamber, England | ===== Court of Star Chamber, England ===== | ||
*A high court, under the direct authority of the king, that mostly handled cases involving riots, perjury, and serious misdemeanors. It was abolished in 1642. | |||
===== Court of the Exchequer, England ===== | ===== Court of the Exchequer, England ===== | ||
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*A court in New Jersey with countywide jurisdiction over minor criminal cases, such as desertions, vice, apprenticeship disputes, and bastardy. Before 1704 these courts also had jurisdiction over civil cases. These courts were dissolved in 1947. They are also called county courts. | *A court in New Jersey with countywide jurisdiction over minor criminal cases, such as desertions, vice, apprenticeship disputes, and bastardy. Before 1704 these courts also had jurisdiction over civil cases. These courts were dissolved in 1947. They are also called county courts. | ||
Court of the King's Bench, England | ===== Court of the King's Bench, England ===== | ||
*A court of Common Law that handled matters of direct interest to the King or which were to be tried by his court. It was one of three courts that evolved from the earlier Curia Regis. | |||
Court of Ward and Liveries, England | ===== Court of Ward and Liveries, England ===== | ||
*A high court, under the direct authority of the king, which handled cases of inheritance of land. It was abolished in 1646. | |||
===== Court order ===== | ===== Court order ===== | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
===== Court Records, | ===== Court Records, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize records, such as dockets and court minutes, kept by courts. | ||
===== Court records, general ===== | ===== Court records, general ===== | ||
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*Records kept by courts of law. | *Records kept by courts of law. | ||
Court, PERiodical Source Index | ===== Court, PERiodical Source Index ===== | ||
*A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about court records. | |||
===== Courthouse, archive ===== | ===== Courthouse, archive ===== | ||
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*A building that houses a court of law or county offices and county records. | *A building that houses a court of law or county offices and county records. | ||
cousin(e) | ===== cousin(e) ===== | ||
*French word for "cousin." | |||
cousin(e) germain(e) | ===== cousin(e) germain(e)===== | ||
*French word for "first cousin." | |||
===== Coûtume de Paris ===== | ===== Coûtume de Paris ===== | ||
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*An old French law system, used in the area surrounding Paris in 1664, on which civil law in Québec (Canada) was based. | *An old French law system, used in the area surrounding Paris in 1664, on which civil law in Québec (Canada) was based. | ||
couvreur | ===== couvreur ===== | ||
*French word for "roofer." | |||
cova | ===== cova ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "grave." | |||
===== Covenant, general ===== | ===== Covenant, general ===== | ||
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*A term used in Peruvian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of Indian, African, and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | *A term used in Peruvian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of Indian, African, and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | ||
cuarto | ===== cuarto ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "room, fourth." | |||
cuarto (a) | ===== cuarto (a) ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "fourth." | |||
cuate | ===== cuate ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "twin." | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
===== Cuatrero ===== | ===== Cuatrero ===== | ||
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*A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian (3/4) and Spanish Caucasian (1/4). Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | *A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian (3/4) and Spanish Caucasian (1/4). Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | ||
cuatro | ===== cuatro ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "four." | |||
cuatrocientos | ===== cuatrocientos ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "four hundred." | |||
cucitrice | ===== cucitrice ===== | ||
*Italian word for "seamstress." | |||
cudzoziemski | ===== cudzoziemski ===== | ||
*Polish word for "foreign." | |||
cuenta | ===== cuenta ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "account." | |||
cugino, -a | ===== cugino, -a ===== | ||
*Italian word for "cousin." | |||
cuius | ===== cuius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "whose." | |||
cuiusdam | ===== cuiusdam ===== | ||
*Latin word for "of a certain." | |||
cujo (a) | ===== cujo (a) ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "whose." | |||
cukrovka | ===== cukrovka ===== | ||
*Czech word for "diabetes." | |||
cukrzyca | ===== cukrzyca ===== | ||
*Polish word for "diabetes." | |||
culte | ===== culte ===== | ||
*French word for "religion." | |||
cultellarius | ===== cultellarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "cutler." | |||
cultivateur | ===== cultivateur ===== | ||
*French word for "farmer, cultivator." | |||
cum | ===== cum ===== | ||
*Latin word for "with." | |||
===== Cumberland Gap ===== | ===== Cumberland Gap ===== | ||
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===== Cumberland Plateau ===== | ===== Cumberland Plateau ===== | ||
A highland area that covers parts of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky. The Cumberland Plateau is bounded on the east by the Appalachian Mountain range.<br> | |||
===== cumpleaños ===== | ===== cumpleaños ===== | ||
Spanish word for "birthday."<br> | |||
===== cunhado (a) ===== | ===== cunhado (a) ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "brother-in-law, sister-in-law."<br> | |||
===== cuoco ===== | ===== cuoco ===== | ||
Italian word for "cook."<br> | |||
===== cuore ===== | ===== cuore ===== | ||
Italian word for "heart."<br> | |||
===== cuprifaber ===== | ===== cuprifaber ===== | ||
Latin word for "coppersmith."<br> | |||
===== cur ===== | ===== cur ===== | ||
Latin word for "why."<br> | |||
===== cura ===== | ===== cura ===== | ||
Portuguese and Spanish word for "clergyman."<br> | |||
===== curateur ===== | ===== curateur ===== | ||
French word for "guardian".<br> | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
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*Guardianship over a child who is old enough to marry but not yet 21 years of age. | *Guardianship over a child who is old enough to marry but not yet 21 years of age. | ||
curato | ===== curato ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "parish." | |||
curia, Latin | ===== curia, Latin ===== | ||
*Latin word for "court." | |||
curia, Spanish | ===== curia, Spanish ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "ecclesiastical tribunal." | |||
currarius | ===== currarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "carriage builder." | |||
===== Curtesy ===== | ===== Curtesy ===== | ||
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*The right a husband had to his deceased wife's real property. The husband received all of his wife's property, providing they had legitimate children who were born alive. | *The right a husband had to his deceased wife's real property. The husband received all of his wife's property, providing they had legitimate children who were born alive. | ||
curtidor | ===== curtidor ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "tanner." | |||
curé | ===== curé ===== | ||
*French word for "parish minister, pastor, priest, clergyman." | |||
===== Customs passenger list ===== | ===== Customs passenger list ===== | ||
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*Passenger lists that masters of ships submitted to United States customs officials when ships arrived in the United States. | *Passenger lists that masters of ships submitted to United States customs officials when ships arrived in the United States. | ||
custos (custodis) | ===== custos (custodis) ===== | ||
*Latin word for "custodian, guard." | |||
cuyo (a) | ===== cuyo (a) ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "whose." | |||
cuál | ===== cuál ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "which." | |||
cuándo | ===== cuándo ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "when." | |||
cuñada | ===== cuñada ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "sister-in-law." | |||
cuñado | ===== cuñado ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "brother-in-law." | |||
cyrkul | ===== cyrkul ===== | ||
*Polish word for "district (of a city), ward." | |||
cyrulnik | ===== cyrulnik ===== | ||
*Polish word for "barber-surgeon." | |||
===== czarnyv ===== | |||
*Polish word for "black." | |||
czas | ===== czas ===== | ||
*Polish word for "time." | |||
czasopismo | ===== czasopismo ===== | ||
*Polish word for "magazine, periodical." | |||
czasowo | ===== czasowo ===== | ||
*Polish word for "temporarily." | |||
czemu | ===== czemu ===== | ||
*Polish word for "why." | |||
czerwca (VI.) | ===== czerwca (VI.) ===== | ||
*Polish word for "of June." | |||
czerwony | ===== czerwony ===== | ||
*Polish word for "red." | |||
czesc | ===== czesc ===== | ||
*Polish word for "part, portion." | |||
czeski | ===== czeski ===== | ||
*Polish word for "Czech." | |||
czesto | ===== czesto ===== | ||
*Polish word for "often." | |||
czlonek | ===== czlonek ===== | ||
*Polish word for "member." | |||
czterdziesci | ===== czterdziesci ===== | ||
*Polish word for "forty." | |||
czterdziesty | ===== czterdziesty ===== | ||
*Polish word for "fortieth." | |||
czterechsetny | ===== czterechsetny ===== | ||
*Polish word for "four hundredth." | |||
czternascie | ===== czternascie ===== | ||
*Polish word for "fourteen." | |||
czternasty | ===== czternasty ===== | ||
*Polish word for "fourteenth." | |||
cztery | ===== cztery ===== | ||
*Polish word for "four." | |||
czterysetny | ===== czterysetny ===== | ||
*Polish word for "four hundredth." | |||
czterysta | ===== czterysta ===== | ||
*Polish word for "four hundred." | |||
czwartek | ===== czwartek ===== | ||
*Polish word for "Thursday." | |||
czwarty | ===== czwarty ===== | ||
*Polish word for "fourth." | |||
czy | ===== czy ===== | ||
*Polish word for "whether (introduces a question)." | |||
czyli | ===== czyli ===== | ||
*Polish word for "or." | |||
czynszownik | ===== czynszownik ===== | ||
*Polish word for "renter." | |||
cáncer | ===== cáncer ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "cancer." | |||
cárcel | ===== cárcel ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "jail." | |||
câncer | ===== câncer ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "cancer." | |||
céans | ===== céans ===== | ||
*French word for "here within." | |||
cédula | ===== cédula ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "royal decree." | |||
cél | ===== cél ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "purpose." | |||
célibataire | ===== célibataire ===== | ||
*French word for "bachelor, unmarried, single." | |||
célèbre | ===== célèbre ===== | ||
*French word for "famous." | |||
cím | ===== cím ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "title, address." | |||
címer | ===== címer ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "coat of arms." | |||
címtár | ===== címtár ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "directory." | |||
církev | ===== církev ===== | ||
*Czech word for "church." | |||
cónyuge | ===== cónyuge ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "spouse." | |||
córka | ===== córka ===== | ||
*Polish word for "daughter." | |||
cônjuge | ===== cônjuge ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "spouse." | |||
cônjuges | ===== cônjuges ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "partners, couple." | |||
côte | ===== côte ===== | ||
*French word for "hill." | |||
cúria, Portuguese | ===== cúria, Portuguese ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "religious tribunal." | |||
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