ABBREVIATIONS.
| F.R.P.S. | Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. |
| F.R.S. | Fellow of the Royal Society. |
| F.R.S.A. | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. |
| F.R.S.E. | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. |
| F.R.S.G.S. | Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. |
| F.R.S.L. | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. |
| F.S.A. | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. |
| F.S.A.A. | Fellow of the Society of Accountants and Auditors. |
| F.S.A.S. | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. |
| F.S.I. | Fellow of Surveyors' Institution. |
| F.S.S. | Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. |
| F.T.C.D. | Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. |
| F.Z.S. | Fellow of the Zoological Society. |
| F.Z.S.Scot. | Fellow of the Zoological Society of Scotland. |
| G.B.E. | Knight or Dame Grand Cross Order of the British Empire |
| G.C.B. | Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. |
| G.C.H. | Knight Grand Cross of Hanover. |
| G.C.I.E. | Knight Grand Commander of the Indian Empire. |
| G.C.M.G. | Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. |
| G.C.S.I. | Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India. |
| G.C.V.O. | Knight Grand Cross of Royal Victorian Order. |
| Gen. | General. |
| G.N.R. | Great Northern Railway. |
| Gov. | Governor. |
| Govt. | Government. |
| G.P.O. | General Post Office. |
| H.A.C. | Honourable Artillery Company. |
| H.E. | His Excellency. |
| H.E.I.C. | Honourable East India Company. |
| H.E.I.C.S. | Honourable East India Company's Service. |
| Heir | Heir apparent. |
| Heir | Heir presumptive. |
| H.H. | His (or Her) Highness. |
| H.I.H. | His (of Her) Imperial Highness. |
| H.I.M. | His (or Her) Imperial Majesty |
| H.L.I. | Highland Light Infantry. |
| H.M. | His (or Her) Majesty. |
| H.M.I. | His Majesty's Inspector. |
| H.M.S. | His Majesty's Ship. |
| Hon. | Honourable. |
| (Hon.) | Honorary. |
| h.-p. | half-pay. |
| H.Q. | Headquarters |
| H.R.H. | His (or Her) Royal Highness. |
| H.R.H.A. | Honorary Member of Royal Hibernian Academy. |
| H.R.S.A. | Honorary Member of Royal Scottish Academy. |
| H.S.H. | His (or Her) Serene Highness |
| I.A. | Indian Army. |
| Ib. or Ibid. | Ibidem (in the same place). |
| I.C.S. | Indian Civil Service. |
| i.e. | id est (that is). |
| I.H.S. | Jesus Hominu Salvator (Jesus the Saviour of Men), more correctly I.H.M., the first three letters of the name of Jesus in Greek. |
| I.L.P. | Independent Labour Party. |
| Imp. | Imperial. |
| I.M.S. | Indian Medical Service. |
| incog. | Incocnito (in secret). |
| insp. | Inspector. |
| Inst. | Instant: Institute. |
| I. of M. | Isle of Man. |
| I.O.G.T. | International Order of Good Templars. |
| I.O.O.F. | Independent Order of Oddfellows. |
| I.O.P. | Inst. Painters in Oil Colours. |
| I.O.U. | I owe you. |
| I.S.C. | Indian Staff Corps. |
| I.S.O. | Imperial Service Order. |
| ital. | italics. |
| I. of W. | Isle of Wight. |
| J. A. | Judge-Advocate. |
| Jas. | James. |
| Job. Jno. | John. |
| J.P. | Justice of the Peace. |
| Jun. | Junior. |
| Jun. Opt. | Junior Optime. |
| K.B. | Knight of the Bath (seldom used now) ; Knight Bachelor. |
| K.B.E. | Knight Commander Order of the British Empire. |
| K.C. | King's Counsel. |
| K.C.B. | Knight Commander of the Bath. |
| K.C.H. | Knight Commander of Hanover. |
| K.C.I.E. | Knight Commander of the Indian Empire. |
| K.C.M.G. | Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. |
| K.C.S.I. | Knight Commander of the Star of India. |
| K.C.V.O. | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. |
| K.G. | Knight of the Order of the Garter. |
| K.H. | Knight of Hanover. |
| K.H.S. | Knight of the Holy Sepulchre. |
| K.-I.-H. | Kaiser-i-Hind. |
| Kil. | Kilometre. |
| Kilo. | Kilogramme. |
| K.O.S.B. | King's Own Scottish Borderers. |
| K.P. | Knight of the Order of St. Patrick. |
