These terms and definitions are provided to help you understand the general content of genealogy records.

They will not translate a complete record for you, but should give you a better idea what the record contains.

AFGS does offer a Translation Service for French and Latin documents, if you need a complete record translated.

1. Select a Language:

French

Latin

Italian

Polish

German

Spanish

Portuguese

2. Select the First Letter:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

3. Browse the list for the word.

4. Definition is in the English column.

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