Abbreviations

Initials	Definition
AF & AM	Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
BBQ	Barbecue
Bro.	Brother
CFS	Charles Franklin Schuler Lodge No. 74
CH	Chapter
CHIP	Child Identification Program
DDGM	District Deputy Grand Master
DDGMOV	District Deputy Grand Master’s Official Visit
DEO	District Education Officer
DGM	Deputy Grand Master
DLC	District Leadership Conference
DSS	Department of Social Services
EA	Entered Apprentice (degree / catechism)
Ex.	Excellent
F & AM	Free and Accepted Masons
FC	Fellow Craft (degree / catechism)
GAOTU	Great/Grand/Supreme Architect of the Universe
GL	Grand Lodge
GL	Grand Lecturer
GLOVA	Grand Lodge of Virginia
GM	Grand Master
GMOV	Grand Master’s Official Visit
GS	Grand Secretary
GT	Grand Treasurer
HP	High Priest
JGB	Jeffery Glen Burnham (Formally known as Luray Commandery)
JGW	Junior Grand Warden
Jr. D.	Junior Deacon
Jr. W.	Junior Warden
JW	Junior Warden
KCT	Knight Commander of the Temple
KJV	King James Version (Bible)
KYCH	Knights of the York Cross of Honor
LMIP	Life Membership in Perpetuity
MAHOVA	Masonic Home of Virginia
ME	Most Excellent (Grand / Past Grand High Priest of Royal Arch)
MM	Master Mason (degree / catechism)
MOVPER	Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
MW	Most Worshipful (Title of GM)
MWGM	Most Worshipful Grand Master
OES	Order of the Eastern Star
o’clock	According to the clock Of the clock
OPC	The Orthodox Presbyterian Church
OV	Official Visit
PDDGM	Past District Deputy Grand Master
PDDGHP	Past District Deputy Grand High Priest
PM	Past Master
POC	Point of Contact
POW	Prisoners of War
RA	Royal Arch
RAC	Royal Arch Chapter
RAM	Royal Arch Mason
RE	Right Excellent (Grand or Past Grand of Royal Arch)
RMA	Randolph-Macon Academy
Rt.	Right
RW	Right Worshipful (Title of DDGM or PDDGM)
SAOTU	Supreme/Great/Grand Architect of the Universe
Sec’y.	Secretary
SGW	Senior Grand Warden
SK	Sir Knight
SLOT	Subordinate Lodge Officer Training
SMIB	So mote it be
SMIB BBQ	So Mote it Beef BBQ
SMIBB	So Mote it Beef BBQ
Sr. D.	Senior Deacon
Sr. W.	Senior Warden
SVRR	Shenandoah Valley Railroad
SW	Senior Warden
Treas.	Treasurer
VACHIP	Virginia Child Identification Program
Valley	The Shenandoah Valley
VMI	Virginia Military Institute
VTI	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University aka Virginia Tech
W	Worshipful (Title of Past master)
WC	Warren County
WCDSS	Warren County Department of Social Services
WCHS	Warren County High School
WCSC	Warren County Senior Center
WCSO	Warren County Sheriff’s Office
WM	Worshipful Master (Title of Master of a Lodge)
Wor.	Worshipful

Latin

Initials	Definition	Meaning
&tc.	Etcetera	and the rest
AD	Anno Domini	in the year of the Lord
AL	Anno Lucis (Gregorian Year + 4,000)	in the Year of Light
esq	Esquire	rank immediately below a knight or surname for a lawyer
inst.	Instante mense	in the present month
protem pro tem p. t.	Pro Tempore	for the time being
ulto.	ultimo mense	of the previous month

French

Initials	Definition	Meaning
Messrs.	messieurs	Misters
RSVP	Répondez s’il vous plaît	Respond, if you please

Names

Abbreviation	Name
Geo.	George
Jno.	John
Wm.	William