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macellator butcher
magis more
magister master
magnus large, great
maii of May
major greater, older
majorennis of legal age
majoritatatis of legal age, majority
male badly
malus bad, evil
mane in the morning
manu propria (signed) by one's own hand
manus hand, band
marasmus weakness
maris of a male, man
marita married, wife
mariti married couple
maritus married, husband
martii of March
martis, dies Tuesday
mas male, man
mater (matris) mother
matertera aunt, mother's sister
matrica register, record book
matrimonium marriage
[per subsequens matrimonium legitimatus] [legitimized by subsequent marriage]
matrina godmother
matruelis cousin on mother's side
me me
mecum with me
medicus doctor
mendicus beggar
mense in the month (of)
mensis month
mercator merchant
mercenarius day laborer
mercurii, dies Wednesday
meretrix (meretricis) harlot, prostitute
meridies noon
meus mine
miles (militis) soldier, knight
mille thousand
millesimus thousandth
minorennis not of legal age
minoritatis of less than legal age, minority
minus less
modo lately, presently, now
modus manner, way
mola mill
molitor miller
moneta money
mons (montis) mountain
morbus disease
more novo (according to) the new style (of dating)
more vetere (according to) the old style (of dating)
moritur he/she died
mortis of death
[ex hac mortali ad immortalem vitam] [from this mortality to immortal life (died)]
[ob imminens mortis periculum] [on account of imminent danger of death (justification for an emergency baptism)]
mortuus est he died
mos (moris) custom, manner
mulier woman, wife
multus many
munitus fortified, provided
mutuus mutual, common


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