ABBREVIATIONS.
| K.R.R. | King's Royal Rifles |
| K.S.G. | Knight of St. Gregory |
| K.T. | Knight of the Order of the Thistle |
| Kt. or Knt. | Knight |
| L. | 50 (Roman numerals) |
| £ | Pounds (sterling) |
| L.A. | Literate in Arts; Liverpool Academy |
| lb. | pounds (weight) |
| L.C.C. | London County Council |
| L.Ch. | Licentiate in Surgery |
| L.C.J. | Lord Chief Justice |
| L.C.P. | Licentiate of the College of Preceptors |
| L.Div. | Licentiate in Divinity |
| L.D.S. | Licentiate of Dental Surgery |
| L.P.P.S. | Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons |
| L.H.D. | (Literarum Humaniorum Doctor) Doctor of Literature |
| L.I. | Light Infantry |
| Lic.Med. | Licentiate in Medicine |
| Lieut. | Lieutenant |
| Lit. | Literature; Literary |
| Lit.Hum. | Classics |
| Litt.D. | Doctor of Letters |
| L.J. | Lord Juctice |
| L.L.A. | Lady Literate in Arts |
| LL.B | Bachelor of Laws |
| LL.D | Doctor of Laws |
| LL.M. | Master of Laws |
| L.M. | Licentiate in Midwifery |
| Loq. | Loquitur (speaks) |
| L.R.C.P. | Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians |
| L.R.C.P.I. | Licentiate Royal College of Physicians, Ireland |
| L.R.C.S. | Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons |
| L.R.C.S.I. | Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland |
| L.R.C.V.S. | Licentiate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
| L.S.A. | Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries |
| £ s. d. | Pounds, shillings, and pence; Money |
| Lt. or Lieut. | Lieutenant |
| Lt.-Col. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Lt.-Gen. | Lieutenant-General |
| L.Th. | Licentiate in Theology |
| L. & N.W.R. | London and North Western Railway |
| L. & Y.R. | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| m. | married. |
| M.A. | Master of Arts. |
| M.A.I. | Master of Engineering (Magister in Arte Ingeniara). |
| Maj.-Gen. | Major-General. |
| M.A.O. | Master of Obstetric Art. |
| Math. | Mathematics; Mathematical. |
| M.B. | Bachelor of Medicine. |
| M.B.E. | Member of the Order of the British Empire. |
| M.C. | Military Cross. |
| M.C.C. | Marylebone Cricket Club. |
| M.Ch. | Master in Surgery. |
| M.C.M.E.S. | Member of Civil and Mech. Engineers' Society. |
| M.Com. | Master of Commerce. |
| M.C.S. | Madras Civil Service. |
| M.D. | Doctor of Medicine. |
| M.E. | Mining Engineer. |
| M.E.C. | Member of Executive Council. |
| Mech. | Mechanics. |
| Mem. | Memorandum. |
| M.Eng. | Master of Engineering. |
| M.F.H. | Master of Foxhounds. |
| M.I.E.E | Member of Institute of Electrical Engineers. |
| M.J.I. | Member of Institute of Journalists. |
| Mil. | Military. |
| M.I.M.E. | Member of Institute of Mining Engineers. |
| M.I.Mech.E. | Member Institution of Mechanical Engineers. |
| M.I.M.M. | Member of Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. |
| M.Inst.C.E. | Member of Institution of Civil Engineers. |
| M.Inst.M.E. | Member of Institution of Mining Engineers. |
| M.I.N.A. | Member of Institution of Naval Architects. |
| M.Inst.W.E. | Member of the Institution of Water Engineers. |
| M.L. | Licentiate in Medicine. |
| M.L.A. | Member of Legislative Assembly. |
| M.L.C. | Member of Legislative Council. |
| Mlle. | Mademoiselle (Miss). |
| Mme. | Madame. |
| Mngr. | Monsignor. |
| M.O.H. | Medical Officer of Health. |
| M.P. | Member of Parliament. |
| M.R.A.S. | Member of Royal Asiatic Society. |
| M.R.C.P.I. | Member of the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland. |
| M.R.C.P.E. | Member of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. |
| M.R.C.S.I. | Member of Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. |
| M.R.C.S.E. | Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. |
| M.R.C.V.S. | Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. |
| M.R.I.A. | Member of the Royal Irish Academy. |
| M.R.U.S.I. | Member of the Royal United Service Institute. |
| M.S. | Master of Surgery. |
| MS., MSS. | Manuscript, Manuscripts. |
| M.S.C. | Madras Staff Corps. |
| M.Sc. | Master of Science. |
| M.S.I. | Member of Sanitary Institute. |
| Mus.B. | Bachelor of Music. |
| Mus.D. | Doctor of Music. |
| Mus.M. | Master of Music. |
| M.V.O. | Member of the Royal Victorian Order. |
| N.B. | North Britain; (L Nota Bene, notice); New Brunswick. |
| N.B.A. | North British Academy. |
