DICTIONARIES: GENEALOGICAL TERMS
- Namesake - person named after another person.
- Necrology - listing or record of persons who have died recently.
- Nee - used to identify a woman's maiden name; born with the surname of.
- Noncupative Will - one declared or dictated by the testator, usually for persons in last sickness, sudden illness, or military.
- Orphan - child whose parents are dead; sometimes, a child who has lost one parent by death.
- Orphan's Court - orphans being recognized as wards of the states, provisions were made for them in special courts.
- Passenger List - a ships list of passengers, usually referring to those ships arriving in the US or Canada, from Europe.
- Patent - grant of land from a government to an individual.
- Paternal - related to one's father.
- Patriot - one who loves his country and supports its interests.
- Pedigree - family tree; ancestry.
- Pension - money paid regularly to an individual, especially by a government as reward for military service during wartime or upon retirement from government service.
- Pensioner - one who receives a pension.
- Poll - list or record of persons, especially for taxing or voting.
- Post - prefix meaning after.
- Posterity - descendants; those who come after.
- Power of Attorney - when a person is unable to act for himself, he appoints another to act in his behalf.
- Pre - prefix meaning before.
- Probate - having to do with wills and the administration of estates.
- Progenitor - a direct ancestor.
- Progeny - descendants of a common ancestor; issue.
- Proved Will - a will established as genuine by probate court.
- Provost - a person appointed to superintend, or preside over something.
- Proximo - in the following month; in the month after the present one.
- Public Domain - land owned by the government.
Source: Provided by Dan Burrows.