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For those not familiar with Latin, here are the Latin words found in a 1924 Catholic marriage record in Aroostook County:

contrahentium nomina….the names of the couple uniting in marriage

die….day

mensis ….month

AD ….year

missis …. __O__ here would mean releasing, discharging, consenting, no issues with the marriage (i.e. _O_ no dispensation granted)

bannis, matrimonium inierunt …number of times the marriage banns announced

filius ….son of

filia ….daughter of

ex loco ….where is each person from

teste adfuerunt ….witnesses present

adnotationes ….remarks, notes bearing upon or in consequence of the event