| A | B |
| N. B. | Nota Bene (note well) |
| nem. con. | nemine contradicente (with no one speaking against) |
| op. cit. | opere citato (the work cited) |
| p. a. | per annum (through a year) |
| per cent. | per centum (for each one hundred) |
| Ph.D. | Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy) |
| P. M. | Post Meridiem (after midday) |
| p. m. a. | post mortem auctoris (after the author's death) |
| p. p. and per pro. | per procurationis (through the agency of) |
| PRN | pro re nata (as needed) |
| pro temp. | pro tempore (for the time being; temporarily; in place of) |
| P. S. | post scriptum (after what has been written) |
| Q. D. | quaque die (every day) |