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pacatio payment
paene almost, nearly
pagina page
pagus village, district
palatium palatinate
panifex baker
papa pope
parentes parents
pariochialis parochial, parish
pariter equally, also
parochia parish
parochus parish priest
pars (partis) area, region
partus birth, childbirth
parvulus very little, small
parvus little
pastor pastor, shepherd
pater (patris) father
patres forefathers, ancestors
patria fatherland, native land
patrina godmother
patrini godparents
patrinus godfather
patruelis cousin on father's side
patruus uncle (father's brother)
pauper poor
pax (pace) peace
pedegogus schoolteacher
penult the last but one, next to the last
per through, by means of
peregrinus foreign, strange
perendie day after tomorrow
perfecit he/she completed, did
periit he/she perished, died
peritus deceased, dead
peritus est he died
pestis plague
phthisis consumption, tuberculosis
pictor painter
pie piously
pigator dyer
piscator fisherman
pistor baker
pius pious
plutus baptized, sprinkled
pomerid afternoon (p.m.)
pons (pontis) bridge
popula people
post after
posterus following
posthumus born after death of father
post partum after birth
postridie on the day after, a day later
potuit could
preceptor teacher, instructor
predefunctus previously deceased (such as before the birth of a child)
predictus aforesaid
prefatus aforesaid
prefectus magistrate
pregnata pregnant
premissus published previously (such as marriage banns)
prenobilis respected, honorable, esteemed
presens (presentis) present, in attendance
preter besides, also, past, beyond
pretor village mayor
pridie the day before
primus first
princeps prince
principatus principality
privigna stepdaughter
privignus stepson
pro for, in behalf of, as far as
proclamationis bann, decree
procurator lawyer, monastic official
progenitus firstborn
proles issue, child, offspring (gender not given)
promulgationis decree, bann
prope near, close to
propter because of, near
prout as, accordingly
provisus provided (with)
proximus previous, preceding
[anni proximi elapsi] [of the preceding year]
pudica chaste, upright
puella girl
puer boy, child
puera girl
puerperium childbirth
purgatus baptized, purged, cleansed
puta reputed, supposed


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