Can anybody tell me what "ult." means? In was found in a death notice as follows: Yake. - On the 17th ult., in S. Annville, John Adam, son of Frederick and Lydia Yake, aged 2 years 5, months and 1 day. The date of publication was May 15, 1875

Ult. is the abbreviation for "ultimo," and it means in the preceding month. Back "in the olden days," it was commonly used in death notices, obits., marriage announcements, and some other newspaper writing. Herma Can anybody tell me what "ult." means? In was found in a death notice as follows: Yake. - On the 17th ult., in S. Annville, John Adam, son of Frederick and Lydia Yake, aged 2 years 5, months and 1 day. The date of publication was May 15, 1875