Latin language was lingua franca in Europe for a long time. Below is a list of Latin honorifics and their abbreviations found in various texts, not necessary Latin.[1]
Certain honorifics may be prepended with the intensive prefix prae-, indicating very high degree, e.g., praepotens(very powerful), as well as used in superlative form, such as clarissimus, and even constructed by the combination of the two lexical devices, as in exellens (eminent, worthy) -> praexcellens -> praexellentissimum.[2]
abbreviation
Latin
translation
usage and notes
c.
circumspectus
well-considered,[3] prudent, remarkable [4]
c. mg.
circumspectus magister
well-considered master
c. v.
circumspectus vir
well-considered man
clarissimus
most distinguished
Used for late Roman officials of "entry level" senatorial rank, for provincial governors and lesser officials of the
comitatus [5]
d.
discretus, discreta
from "discerno"; illustrious, distinguished[6]
d. v.
discretus vir
distinguished man
e.
egregius
distinguished, eminent[7]
In the meaning "superior" it was also used as a honorific title for emperors[7]
e. mg.
egregius magister
distinguished master
e. n.
egregius et nobilis
distinguished and noble
e. v.
egregius vir
distinguished man
f. v.
fidedignus vir
faithful, trustworthy man (fides + dignus, "worthy of faith")
g.
generosus, generosa
g. m.
generosus et magnificus, generosa et magnifica
hon.
honestus, honesta
h.
honorabilis
h. mg.
honorabilis magister
h. v.
honorabilis vir
i.
illustris, illustrisimus, illustrisima
i.v.
idoneus vir
proper man
inlustris
illustrious
Used for late Roman officials of the highest rank: praetorian and urban prefects, Masters of Soldiers, and members of the comitatus[5]
m.
magnificus
m. e. v.
magnificus et egregius vir
m. v.
magnificus vir
n.
nobilis
n. e.
nobilis et egreguis
n. g. v.
nobilis et generosus vir
n. h.
nobilis et honestus/honesta
n. mg.
nobilis magister
n. s. mg.
nobilis et strenuus magister
n. v.
nobilis vir
p.
providus
prudent[8]
p. hon.
providus et honestus
prudent and honest
p. v.
providus vir
prudent man
French prud'-homme is a calque of p.v.[9]
p. i.
probus et idoneus
honest and proper
pot. m.
potens vir et magnificus
pr.
prudens
pr. c.
prudens et circumspectus
pr. v.
prudens vir
r.
reverendus, reverendissimus
rel.
religiosus, religiosa
rel. v.
religiosus vir
sap.
sapiens
spectabilis
respectable
Used for late Roman officials of middle rank, such as proconsuls, counts, dukes, and vicars[5]
s. m.
spectabilis et magnificus
str. m.
strenuus miles
str. mg.
strenuus magister
v.
venerabilis
v. d.
venerabilis et deodevotus
v. e.
venerabilis et egregius
^Végh András, Buda város középkori helyrajza 2. (Monumenta Historica Budapestinensia, vol. 16, Budapesti Történeti Múseum, Budapest, 2008), p. 9, "Rövidítések" ("Abbreviations")
^English Historical Linguistics 2006: Lexical and semantic change, p.39
^Charlton Thomas Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, "circumspectus
^Félix Gaffiot (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, p. 317, "circumspectus"
^ abcRalph Mathisen, "Imperial Honorifics and Senatorial Status in Late Roman Legal Documents", in: Law, Society, and Authority in Late Antiquity, Oxford University Press, 2001, 179-207
^Gaffiot, p. 537, p. 535
^ abGaffiot, p. 577
^Gaffiot, p. 1267
^The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Edition, p.66
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