Daily Ancestoranno Domini
Anno Domini means "in the year of (our) Lord" and introduces the year in Latin records; A.D. is its abbreviation.
Anno Domini is the full form of A.D. Latin registers, deeds and gravestones often date events as anno Domini 1765, sometimes with the year written in Roman numerals.
When the year is in Roman numerals, convert it carefully: MDCCLXV is 1765. Check each letter, since one misread numeral can shift the year by several years or even decades.
As seen in a recordOpening of an entry in a Latin register
Anno Domini MDCCLXV, die 12 Octobris
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Daily Ancestor. "anno Domini." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/latin/anno-domini. Last checked 2026-10-01.