COMMON ABBREVIATED WORDS
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| accomplissement |
accomplishment |
accomp^ss |
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| action |
action |
a^on |
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| agréable |
agreeable |
ag^able |
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| à l'autre |
to the other |
à la^a |
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| à mon dit Seigneur |
to my said master |
amond.Sg |
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| Antoine |
Anthony |
anthoyne |
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| appartenant |
divided, seperated |
aparten |
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| apothicaire |
apothecary |
appo^re |
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| assavoir |
ascertain |
ass^r |
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| aucun |
any |
aulcun |
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| auparavant |
before, previously |
auparav |
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| autre |
other |
au^e |
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| avoir |
to have |
av^r |
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| benédiction |
benediction, blessing |
ben^diction |
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| bénéfice |
benefactor |
bénfin^ |
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| bien |
good, well |
b^n |
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| cause |
cause |
ca^e |
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| certain |
certain |
c^tain |
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| c'est à savoir |
this is to know |
c.st arr^r |
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| ceux |
them |
ce^x |
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| châtelain |
lord, landowner |
chàsel^ |
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| chevalier |
knight |
ch^r |
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| cinquante |
fifty |
cinq^te |
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| com, con |
against, anti |
c. |
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| comme |
like, as |
com^ |
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| commune |
city |
c_uns |
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| constant |
constant |
c_nst |
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| condamnation |
condemnation |
condamp^on |
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| condition |
condition |
condi^on |
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| conduit |
to drive |
c_duis |
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| confessé |
to confess |
c_fyssé |
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| confirmer |
to confirm |
c_firmer |
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| confronte |
confront |
c^front |
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| conquerant |
conqueror |
c^queront |
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| considération |
consideration |
c-suder^ |
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| consiste |
consist |
c_syste |
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| consommation |
consummation |
c^somay |
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| constitué |
contitute |
const^tui |
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| contemplation |
contemplation |
contempa_ |
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| contraire |
contrary |
c^tre |
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| Dame |
lady |
De |
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| demoiselle |
young lady |
Dam_e |
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| d'autre pars |
the other party |
dap_t |
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| devoir |
duty |
debu_r |
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| décembre |
December |
d^bre |
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| décédées |
the deceased |
décé_é |
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| déclaration |
declaration
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descl |
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| demeurant |
living, residing |
de.d.dant |
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| dis |
said |
d.x. |
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| donnée |
gave |
d_né |
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| empêchement quelconque |
any impediment |
empesch-que-q |
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| ensemble |
together |
ensemb. |
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| entre |
between; among |
ent. |
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| ecrit; écrire |
to write |
escr., escript |
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| entre-deux |
partition |
ent.e deux |
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| envers |
towards |
en.s |
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| envers et contre tous |
towards and against all |
en. et contre tous |
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| élargissement |
enlarging; discharge |
est.b, estab., est.bys |
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| eternelle |
eternal |
est.elle, ester.elle |
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| faire |
to make; to do |
fays.t |
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| François |
Francis |
Fran.s |
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| frère |
brother |
frè |
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| garant |
guarantor; proof |
garr |
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| Général |
General |
g.n.al |
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| Guilliaume |
William |
Guilb.e |
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| héréditaire |
hereditary |
hérédité |
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| héritiers |
heir; heiress |
her.s |
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| immeubleur |
property; real estate |
immeub |
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| interet, inerlignes |
interest; share |
int.s, inter |
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| irrevocablement |
irrevocably |
ir.vo.cal |
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| jamais |
never |
ja. |
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| jouissance |
possession |
jouiss.e |
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| jour |
day |
jr, jor |
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| journal, journaux |
news; journal |
journ. |
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| juste |
fair, legitimate |
jouste |
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| jugement |
judgement; trial |
juger |
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| jugés |
judges |
j.ges |
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| juridiction |
jurisdiction |
juridi.on |
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| labourable |
arable |
lab.b |
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| laboureur |
plowman |
lab |
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| laquelle |
the which; which one |
laq.es |
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| l'autre |
the other |
l'au.e |
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| les leurs |
theirs |
les le.rs |
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| Mademoiselle |
Miss |
Madelle |
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| maison |
house |
m.son |
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| marguerita |
margarita |
magrite |
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| merci |
thank you |
m.ci
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| mutuellement |
mutually |
mutuell. |
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| néanmoins |
nevertheless |
neanm. |
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| notaire |
notary |
no.tre |
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| noble |
noble |
nob |
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| notre Seigneur |
our Lord |
No. S. r |
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| novembre |
november |
no.bre |
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| obligé, obligeant |
obliged |
obl.gé, obl.gment |
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| Orléans |
Orleans |
Orl. |
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| ordonnance |
arrangement; ordinance |
ord.ce |
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| pour Jehan, Jean |
for Jehan, Jean (mas) |
P.J n |
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| pour Johanne, Jeanne |
for Johanne, Jeanne (fem) |
P.J. ne |
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| par, pre, pro, per, por |
by |
P |
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| paraitre |
to appear |
par.tre |
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| par chacun ans |
by each year |
par ch cung an |
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| pardonner |
to forgive, excuse |
pdnner |
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| per, pre |
by |
(special sign) |
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| personne |
person |
ponne |
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| personellement |
personally |
pers.t |
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| personellement etabli |
personally established |
pers.est.bly |
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| Philippe |
Philippe (Phillip) |
ph.e |
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| Pierre |
Pierre (Peter) |
per |
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| premier |
first |
p.mier |
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| principauté |
principality, princedom |
princip.té |
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| prochaine |
next, nearest |
pchne |
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| proche |
near, close |
pche |
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| procuration |
power of attorney |
procuraon |
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| profession |
occupation |
pfsson |
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| promesse |
promise |
promise, pledge |
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| préparés |
to prepare |
ppes |
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| que, qui, quoi |
that, who, what, which |
q. |
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| quatre |
four |
q.tre |
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| quelconques |
any, whatever |
q.conqs |
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| quiete |
quiet |
q.ete |
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| qu'il, qu'ils |
that which, that they |
ql, qls
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| raison |
reason, intellect |
rai.on |
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| recevoir |
to receive |
recev.r |
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| en leur regard, à leur égard |
in their consideration, with respect to |
(special sign) rgard |
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| son, sa, ser |
his, her |
s. |
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| saint, sainte |
saint |
St., Ste |
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| satisfaction, satisfait |
to satisfy, satisfaction |
satisf |
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| seigneur |
Mister |
Sr |
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| sera, seront |
will be |
sa, sont |
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| signer |
to sign |
s.gner |
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| soit, sois |
would be |
syt, sys |
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| soussigné |
undersigned |
soubs |
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| succession |
succession, series, sequence |
succes. |
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| suffisant |
sufficient, adequate |
sffist |
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| suppliant, supplier |
imploring, entreating, to beg |
supp
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| surdit |
deafness, by the said |
ss.d.t, surd.t |
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| tailleur |
tailor |
taillr |
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| terre |
ground |
tre |
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| testements |
testaments, wills |
tystments |
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| transporté |
transported, carried away |
tr. porté |
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| verbal |
by word of mouth, verbal |
vbal |
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| veritable |
true |
véritab. |
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| vérité |
truth |
ver.te |
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| vêtements |
clothing |
vestms |
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| veuve |
widow |
ve.fve |
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| vivant |
living |
viv |
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