ABBREVIATIONS.
| R.N. | Royal Navy. |
| R.N.R. | Royal Naval Reserve. |
| R.O.I. | Royal Institute of Oil Painters. |
| Roy. | Royal. |
| R.S.A. | Royal Scottish Academy. |
| R.S.E. | Royal Society of Edinburgh. |
| R.S.L. | Royal Society of Literature. |
| R.S.O. | Railway Sub-Office. |
| R.S.P.C.A. | Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
| R.S.V.P. | Fr. Repondez s'il vous plait (Please answer). |
| R.S.W. | Royal Scottish Water Colour Society. |
| Rt. Hon. | Right Honourable. |
| Rt. Rev. | Right Reverend (of a Bishop). |
| R.T.S. | Religious Tract Society; Royal Toxophilite Society. |
| R.U. | Rugby Union. |
| R.U.I. | Royal University of Ireland. |
| R.U.S.I. | Royal United Service Institution. |
| R.W.S. | Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours. |
| R.Y.S. | Royal Yacht Squadron. |
| Sc.D. | Doctor of Science. |
| Sch. | Scholar. |
| Sec. | Secretary. |
| S.G. | Solicitor-General |
| S.J. | Society of Jesus (Jesuits). |
| S.L. | Serjeant-at-Law. |
| s.p. | sine prole (without issue). |
| S.P.C.C. | Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. |
| S.P.C.K. | Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. |
| S.P.G. | Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. |
| S.S.C. | Solicitor before Supreme Court (Scotland). |
| S.S.M. | Society of the Sacred Mission |
| St. | Street; Saint. |
| S.T.D. | Sacræ Theologiæ Doctor. |
| Stip. | Stipend; Stipendiary. |
| S.T.L. | Sacræ Theologiæ Lector (Reader or a Professor of Sacred Theology). |
| S.T.M. | Sacræ Theologiæ Magister. |
| S.T.P. | Sacræ Theologiæ Professor (Professor of Divinity, old form of D.D.) |
| Supt. | Superintendent. |
| T.A. | Telegraphic Address. |
| T.C.D. | Trinity College, Dublin. |
| T.D. | Territorial Decoration. |
| T.R.H. | Their Royal Highnesses. |
| Temp. | Temperature; Temporary. |
| Ter. or Terr. | Terrace. |
| tr. | transpose. |
| Trin. | Trinity. |
| T.Y.C. | Thames Yacht Club. |
| U.D.C. | Urban District Councillor. |
| U.F. | United Free Church. |
| Ult. | Ultimo (last). |
| Univ. | University. |
| U.P. | United Presbyterian. |
| U.S. | United States. |
| U.S.A. | United States of America. |
| V.A. | Victoria and Albert. |
| V.C. | Victoria Cross. |
| V.D. | Volunteer Officers' Decoration |
| Ven. | Venerable (of an Archdeacon) |
| Very Rev. | Very Reverend (of a Dean). |
| Vet. | Veterinary. |
| Vice-Adm. | Vice-Admiral. |
| Viz. | Videlicet (namely). |
| V.L. | Vice- Lieutenant. |
| Vol. | Volume; Volunteers. |
| V.P. | Vice-President. |
| W.I. | West Indies. |
| Wm. | William. |
| W.S. | Writer to the Signet. |
| W.S.P.U. | Women's Social and Political Union. |
| X. | Ten (Roman numerals). |
| Xmas. | Christmas. |
| yds. | yards. |
| Yeo. | Yeomanry. |
| Y.M.C.A. | Yound Men's Christian Association. |
| Y.W.C.A. | Young Women's Christian Association. |
