Latin in records

Church registers, gravestones and legal Latin. Free to print and share. Full explanations: dailyancestor.com/dictionary/latin

aetas

Age (the noun)

aetatis

Of age (followed by the age)

affinitas

Relationship by marriage (in-law kin)

agricola

Farmer

ancilla

Maid, female servant

anno aetatis

In the given year of life (age minus one)

anno Domini

In the year of the Lord

annus

Year

avia

Grandmother

avunculus

Uncle on the mother's side

avus

Grandfather

baptizatus

Baptized

circa

About, approximately

coelebs

Bachelor, unmarried man

conjux

Spouse (husband or wife)

consanguinitas

Blood relationship (kin by descent)

consobrinus

First cousin

copulati

They were married

defunctus

Deceased

dictus

Said, called (the aforesaid)

die

On the day

eodem die

On the same day

famulus

Male servant (famula: female)

filia

Daughter

filius

Son

frater

Brother

gemelli

Twins

gener

Son-in-law

hic jacet

Here lies (start of an epitaph)

hodie

Today

honestus

Respectable, honorable (courtesy word)

ibidem

In the same place

idem

The same (person or thing)

ignotus

Unknown

illegitimus

Illegitimate (born to unmarried parents)

incola

Inhabitant, resident

infans

Infant, young child

juvenis

Young person, youth

Latin month names

The twelve months in Latin

legitimus

Legitimate (born to married parents)

levans

Sponsor who held the child at baptism

mater

Mother

matrimonium

Marriage

matrina

Godmother (baptism sponsor)

mensis

Month

mortuus

Dead, having died

N.N.

Name unknown (nomen nescio)

nata

Born (of a girl or woman)

natus

Born (of a boy or man)

nepos

Grandson or nephew

neptis

Granddaughter or niece

nomine

By the name of, named

noverca

Stepmother

nurus

Daughter-in-law

obiit

He or she died

obstetrix

Midwife

parentes

Parents

parochia

Parish

parochus

Parish priest

pater

Father

patrinus

Godfather (baptism sponsor)

patruus

Uncle on the father's side

posthumus

Child born after the father's death

pridie

On the day before

privignus

Stepson (privigna: stepdaughter)

proclamationes

Banns of marriage

proles

Offspring, children

puella

Girl

puer

Boy, male child

quondam

Formerly; the late (deceased)

relicta

Widow (literally, the one left behind)

renatus

Reborn (another word for baptized)

requiescat in pace

May he or she rest in peace (R.I.P.)

sepelivi

I buried (the priest writing)

sepultus

Buried

sine prole

Without children

socer

Father-in-law

socrus

Mother-in-law

soror

Sister

sponsa

Bride (or betrothed woman)

sponsalia

Betrothal, engagement

sponsus

Groom (or betrothed man)

spurius

Illegitimate, father unknown

susceptor

Sponsor who received the child (godparent)

testes

Witnesses

uxor

Wife

vidua

Widow

viduus

Widower

virgo

Maiden, a never-married woman

vitricus

Stepfather