Prerogative & Exchequer Courts of York Probate Index – Abbreviations
The table below includes abbreviations which may appear in the original, manuscript indexes or in the present computerised, online index.
Abbreviation in original indexes | Meaning | Abbreviation in online index |
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“T” “W” [rare] | Testament (will) | Will |
“T & C” | Testament plus one or more Codicils | Will |
“T & Cod” |
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“T & Codl” |
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“T & Cods” |
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“T & 2 Cs” |
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“T & 2 Cods” |
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“T & 3 Cods” etc |
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“A”, “Ad” or “Admon” | Administration | Admon |
“A cu T” | Administration with will attached (granted when a legal defect rendered the will invalid) | Admon & will |
“A c T.” |
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“A de bon non ad” | Administration of goods not administered under a previous grant of administration | Admon 2 |
“A.d.b.n.” |
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“A.d.b.n.c.T” | As previous but with will attached | Admon 2 & will |
“A d.b.n.cum Test” |
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“A d b n cum Test & Codicil” [image 2882] |
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“Tuo” or “Tuon” | Tuition agreement; granted when the children of the deceased are under 21 | Tuition |
“Curon” | Curation; granted when the children of the deceased are under 21 | Curation |
“2nd Probate” |
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“Prog” or “Prerog” | probate granted in Prerogative Court | P |
“Ren” or “Renunc” | Renunciation: A document from one or more of the executors, or prospective administrators, renouncing their executorship or right to administer. |
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Wo. | Widow |
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Spr. | Spinster |
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Bachr. | Bachelor |
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Tp. | Township |
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P. | Parish |
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Co. | County |
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rpt | respited (delay allowed before the production of an inventory or statement of estate) |
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inf[ra] .. li | below £ .. (refers only to personal estate) |
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ul[tra] .. li | above £ .. (refers only to personal estate) |