Subject: Re: Help with signatures From: Steven Coker Date: May 25, 1999 Lee Adair wrote: > ... a number of them were followed by the letters L.S. .... L.S. or l.s. stands for "locus sigilli" and probably means place of the seal. locus, loci place, location, situation, spot, seat, rank, position, point, region, ... sigillum, sigilli seal, sign, statuette, embossed figure, relief, from signet ring, ... signum, signi seal, indication, sign, mark, token, signal, proof, image, statue, ... See: http://www.scroots.org/terms.html http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/words.pl http://www.geocities.com/~stilicho/abbreviations.html http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/ftp/pub/history/Europe/Medieval/aids/latwords.html ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |