Hi Michael! If you are in the Latin period, the more likely words for Senior and Junior would be "major" and "minor" but the word "senior" is in any case only the comparative forrm of senex ie the elder. So I should regard the abbrevaited "Sen" after the name in all but a burial record as definitely senior and senex would be more likely to be spelled out in full Cheers Paul Alternative Address: mountpleasant@goginan.fsbusiness.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tut" <tut@tutton.org> To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:12 AM Subject: [WSX] Latin/Middle English > Hello all. > > I'm doing the parish record transcription thing and I need a bit of help > with the word "senex" > > My Latin dictionary says "senex" means "old (over 45) old man, old woman". > > Sometimes the records say "senex" other times they say "sen." > > I'm wondering if "sen." means senior or if it is short for "senex"? > > Can "senex" mean senior or is the only meaning of "senex" "old"? > > I don't think I could have been more confusing if I tried. > > Thanks in advance. > > P.S. I'll be doing this with other words over the next few weeks, as I near > the end of the burials. > > -Michael- > > www.tutton.org > > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > Useful Somerset Sites: > http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SOMcontents.html > http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/somhome.htm > >