| Masonic Abbreviations | UK | FR | Abréviations maçonnique |
| A:. and A:. | Ancient and Accepted. | Ancien et Accepté | |
| A:. and A:. R :. | Ancient and Accepted Rite as used in England. | Rite Ecossais Ancien et Accepté | R:.E:.A:.A:. |
| A:. and A:. S :. R:. | Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in USA | Rite Ecossais Ancien et Accepté | R:.E:.A:.A:. |
| A:. and P:. R :. | Ancient and Primitive Rite. | Rite Ancien et Primitif | |
| A:. C:. | Anno Coadio. Latin, meaning the Year of Destruction referring to the year 1314 in Knights Templar history. | Anno Coadio | AC |
| A:.D:. | Anno Domini. Latin, meaning Year of Our Lord. | Anno Domini | AD |
| A:. Dep:. | Anno Depositionis. Latin, meaning In the Year of the Deposit. The date is used by Royal and Select Masters. | Anno Depositionis | A:.D:. |
| A:.F:. M:. | Ancient Freemasons. | Macons Anciens | |
| A:.F:.&A:.M:. | Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. | n/a | |
| A:.H:. | Anno Hebraico. Latin, meaning Hebrew Year. | Anno Hebraico | AH |
| A:.Inv:. | Anno Inventionis. Latin, meaning In the Year of the Discovery. The date used by Royal Arch Masons. | Anno Inventionis | A:.I:. |
| A:.L:. | Anno Lucis. Latin, meaning In the Year of Light. The date used by Ancient Craft Freemasons. | Anno Lucis ou Année de la Vraie Lunière, faisant reference au calendrier Julien | A:.L:. ou A:.V:.L:. |
| A:.L:.G:.D:.G:.A:.D:.L:.U:. | A la Gloire du Grand Architecte de l'Univers. French, meaning To the Glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe. The usual caption of French Masonic documents. | A la Gloire du Grand Architecte de l'Univers | A:.L:.G:.A:.D:.L:.U:. |
| A:. L:. O:. | A L Orient. French, meaning At the East. The Location or seat of the Lodge.A.M:. Anno Mundi. Latin, meaning In the Year of the World. The date used in the Ancient and Accepted Rite. | à l'Orient | à l'O:. |
| A:.O:. | Anno Ordinis. Latin, meaning In the Year of the Order. The date used by Knights Templar. | Anno Ordinis | A:.O:. |
| A:.Q:.C:. | Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, the Latin name for the printed reports of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge, No. 2076, London. | Ars Quatuor Coronatorum | A:.Q:.C:. |
| A:.V:.L:. | Année de la Vraie Lumiére. French, meaning Year of the True Light. | Année de la Vraie Lunière, faisant reference au calendrier Julien | A:.V:.L:. |
| A:.V:.T:.O:.S:.A:.G:. | Ad Universi Terrarum Orbis Summi Architecti Gloriam. Latin, meaning To the glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe. | Ad Universi Terrarum Orbis Summi Architecti Gloriam A la Gloire du Grand Architecte de l'Univers |
A:.V:.T:.O:.S:.A:.G:. |
| A:.Y:.M:. | Ancient York Masons or Ancient York Masonry. | n/a | |
| B:. | Bruder. German, meaning Brother. | Frère | F:. |
| B:.A:. | Buisson Ardent. French, meaning Burning Bush. | n/a | |
| B:.B:. | Burning Bush. | n/a | |
| Bn:. | Brudern. German, meaning Brethren. | Mes frères | FF |
| Comp:. | Companion. Used by Brethren of the Royal Arch. | Compagnon de l'Arc ou Arche Royale | CAR |
| C:.C:. | Celestial Canopy. | n/a | |
| C:.H:. | Captain of the Host. | ||
| D:. | Deputy. | Député | D:. |
| D:.A:.F:. | Due and Ancient Form. | en due forme | |
| D:.D:.G:.M:. | Sometimes abbreviated "Dis:." | ||
| D:.G:M:. | District Deputy Grand Master. | Député Grand Maitre de District | DGMD |
| D:.G:.B:.A:.W:. | Der Grosse Baumeister aller Welten. German, meaning The Grand Architect of all Worlds. | Le Grand Architecte des Mondes | |
| D:.G:.G:.H:.P:. | Deputy General Grand High Priest. | ||
| D:.G:.H: P:. | Deputy Grand High Priest. | ||
| D:.G:.M:. | Deputy Grand Master. | Député Grand Maitre | D:.G:.M:. |
| D:.M..J:. | Deus Meumque Jus. Latin, meaning God and my right. | ||
| D:.Prov:.G..M:. | Deputy Provincial Grand Master. | Député Grand Maitre Provincial | D:.G:.M:. Prov:. |
| Deg:. | Degree or Degrees. Another way is as in 33, meaning Thirty-Third Degree. | Grade | Gr:. |
| Dis:. | District. | District | |
| E:. | Eminent, Excellent, also East. | ||
| E:.A:. | Entered Apprentice. Sometimes abbreviated E:.A:.P:. | Apprenti Entré | A:.E:. |
| E:.C:. | Excellent Companion. | Excellent Compagnon | E:.C:. |
| Ec:. | Ecossaise. French, meaning Scottish belonging to the Scottish Rite. | ||
| E:.G:.C:. | Eminent Grand Commander. | ||
| E:.G..M:. | Early Grand Master. A central Authority had been made to control the Knights Templar of Ireland independently of the Grand Lodge and at the very first meeting of the Lodge "at High Noon of St. John." 1779, the Worshipful Master appended to his name the letters E. G. M.,that is, Early Grand Master. There was then no governing body in Freemasonry except the Grand Lodge (see "Templar Legends," by Brother W. J.Chetwode Crawley, Transactions, Quatuor Coronati Lodge, 1913, volume xxvi). | ||
| E:.O:. L.. | Ex Oriente Lux. Latin, meaning Out of the East comes Light. | ||
| E:.V:. | Era Vulgus. Latin, meaning Common Era, also stands for Ere Vulgaire, French, meaning Vulgar Era, Year of the Lord. | Era Vulgus, Ere vulgaire | E:.V:. |
| F:. | Free. French, meaning Brother. | Frere | F:. |
| F:.A:.M:. | Free and Accepted Masons. | ||
| F:.E:.R:.T:. | According to the statutes of the United Orders of the Temple and Saint John of Jerusalem, etc., the standard of Saint John is described as gules, on a Cross Argent, the Agnus Dei-meaning Red on a Silver Cross with a representation of the Lamb of God-with the letters FE.R.T. These letters are the initials of the words of the motto Fortitudine Ejus Rhodum tenuit, meaning By his courage he held Rhodes. Brother Gordon P. G. Hills, Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge, 1914, volume xxvii page 233, says, "I suppose it refers to the gallant defense by the Grand Master in 1522, when however, the Island was surrendered, although the garrison were permitted to depart with the honors of war." A writer in the Pall Mall Gazette, June 4, 1901, states that the legend appears on the coinage of Louis of Savoy in 1301 and on that of Thomas in 1233. | ||
| F:.C:. | Fellow Craft. | Compagnon | C:. Ou Cp:. |
| F:.M:. | Freemason. | Franc-Maçon | FM |
| F:.R:. | Frater, latin for brother | Frère | F |
| G:. | Grand- Sometimes read as Great, Geometry. Also has another meaning well known to the Craft. | Grand ou Géométrie | |
| G.A:.O:.T: U:. | Grand Architect of the Universe. | Grand Architecte de l'Univers | GADLU |
| G:.A:.S:. | Grand Annual Sojourn. | ||
| G:.C:.: | Grand Chapter, Grand Council, Grand Cross Grand, Commander, Grand Chaplain, Grand Conclave, Grand Conductor, Grand Chancellor. | Grand Chapitre, Grand Conseil, Grand Croix, Grand Commandeur, Grand Chapelain, Grand Conclave, Grand Conducteurs ou Grand Chancelier | |
| G..C:.G.. | Grand Captain General, Grand Captain of the Guard. | Grand Capitaine des gardes | |
| G :.C:.H:. | Grand Captain of the Host, Grand Chapter of Herodom. | ||
| G..Com:. | Grand Commander, Grand Commander. | Grand Commandeur | GC |
| G..D:. | Grand Deacon. | Grand Diacre | GD |
| G:.D:.C:. | Grand Director of Ceremonies. | Grand Directeur de Cérémonie | GDC |
| G:.E:. | Grand Encampment, Grand Bast, Grand Ezra | Grand Esdras | |
| G:.J:.W:. | Grand Junior Warden. | Grand Deuxième (ou Second) Surveillant | G2S |
| G:.G:.C:. | General Grand Chapter | Grand Chapitre General | |
| G..G..H:.P:. | General Grand High Priest. | ||
| G..G..K:. | General Grand King. | ||
| G:.G:.M:.F: V:. | General Grand Master of the First Veil. | ||
| G:.G:.S:. | General Grand Scribe. | ||
| G..G:.T:. | General Grand Treasurer. | ||
| G..H:.P:. | Grand High Priest. | ||
| G:.K:. | Grand King. | ||
| G:.L:. | Grand Lodge. Grande Loge, in French. Grosse Loge, in German. | Grande Loge | GL |
| G:.M:. | Grand Master, Grand Marshal, Grand Monarch. | Grand Maitre, Grand Marchal, Grand Monarque | GM |
| G:.N:. | Grand Nehemiah. | Grand Nehemie | GN |
| G:.O:. | Grand Orient, Grand Organist. | Grand Orient | GO |
| G:.P:. | Grand Pursuivant, Grand Prior Grand Prelate Grand Preceptor Grand Preceptory Grand Patron Grand Priory Grand Patriarch Grand Principal. | Grand Survenant | |
| G:.P:.S:. | Grand Principal Sojourner | Grand Principal Survenant | |
| G..R:. | Grand Registrar, Grand Recorder. | Grand Enregistreur des Marques | |
| G..R:.A:.C:. | Grand Royal Arch Chapter. | Grand Chapitre de l'Arc Royal | |
| G:.S:. | Grand Scribe, Grand Secretory, Grand Steward. | Grand Secrétaire ou Grand Steward | G:.S:. ou Stwd pour Steward |
| G.S:.B:. | Grand Sword Bearer | Grand Porte Glaive | |
| G..S:.E:. | Grand Scribe Ezra. | Grand Scribe Esdras | |
| G..S:.N:. | Grand Scribe Nehemiah. | Grand Scribe Nehemie | |
| G:.S:.W:. | Grand Senior Warden. | Grand Premier Surveillant | |
| G:.T:. | Grand Treasurer, Grand Tyler. | Grand Tresorier ou Grand Tuileur | |
| H:.A:.B:. | Hiram Abif. | Hiram Abif | |
| H:.E:. | Holy Empire. | Saint Empire | |
| H:.J:. | Heilige Johannes. German, meaning Holy Saint John. | Saint Jean | |
| H:.K:.T:. | Hiram, King of Tyre. | Hiram Roi de Tyr | |
| H:.R:.D:.M:. | Heredom. | Heredom | |
