L.D. Lady Day; Light Dragoons.

L.D.S. Licentiate in Dental Surgery.

LECT. Lecture.

LEG. Legal; Legate; Legislature.

LEIP. Leipzig.

LEV., LEVIT. Leviticus.

LEX. Lexicon.

LEYD. Leyden.

L.H. Left hand.

L.I. Long Island; Light Infantry.

LIB., _liber_=Book;--LIB. CAT., Library catalogue.

LIEUT., LT. Lieutenant.

LINN. Linnaean, Linnaeus.

LIQ. Liquid.

LIT. Literally; Literature.

LITT. Litterateur.

L.L.A. Lady Literate in Arts.

LL.B., _Legum Baccalaureus_=Bachelor of Laws.

LL.D., _Legum Doctor_=Doctor of Laws.

L.M. Long Metre.

L.M.S. London Missionary Society.

LOC. CIT., _loco citato_=At the place quoted.

LOG. Logarithm.

LON., LONG. Longitude.

LOND. London.

LOQ., _loquitur_=Speaks.

LOU., LA. Louisiana.

L.P. Lord Provost.

L.R.C.P. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians.

L.R.C.P.E. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

L.R.C.S. Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons.

L.S. Linnaean Society; _Loco sigilli_=In the place of the Seal.

L.S. Left side.

L.S.A. Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries.

L.S.D., _librae_, _solidi_, _denarii_=Pounds, shillings, pence.

LT. Lieutenant.

LXX. Septuagint Version.

M., _mille_=A thousand.

M. Married; Masculine; _Meridiem_=Noon; Metre.

M., MONS., _Monsieur_ (Fr.). Mr or Sir;--MM., _Messieurs_, Gentlemen or Sirs.

M.A. Master of Arts. See A.M.

M.A.B.Y.S. Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants.

MAC., MACC. Maccabees.

MACH. Machinery.

MAD. Madam.

MAG. Magazine.

MAJ. Major.

MAL. Malachi.

MAR. March.