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*For some quantities used in recipes, see [[Food and Drink]].
*''A Glossary of Judicial and Revenue Terms''. See [[Dictionaries online]]
===Convert a date which has used the Bengali Calendar===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_calender Bengali Calendar] Wikipedia
===Baptismal, Marriage and Burial records===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Genealogical_Word_Lists Genealogical Word Lists] FamilySearch Wiki. Various countries.
*Use [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page Wiktionary, the free dictionary]. Alternatively, Google using the search term Wiktionary. As an example, if you want to know the meaning of the Latin word consueverunt use the search terms consueverunt latin Wiktionary.<ref>RealMac. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180509225809/https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/translation-needed#reply_19330980 Translation needed] 17 February 2018. FamilySearch Forum hosted on GetSatisfaction. Retrieved 17 February 2018, now archived.</ref>
*Also see the Fibiwiki page [[:Category:Non-British Ancestors|Non-British Ancestors]].
*FamilySearch Wiki pages:
:[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:England_Occupations Category:England Occupations] This is the most extensive page; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Ireland_Occupations Category:Ireland Occupations]; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Scotland_Occupations Category:Scotland Occupations]; [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Wales_Occupations Category:Wales Occupations].
*In both the British and Indian Armies, the word/occupation provisioner means "a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army, sutler..."<ref>Balmer, Nick.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20201018224237/https://groups.io/g/india-british-raj/message/306 Meaning of Provisioner] ''India British Raj History (groups.io)'' October 5, 2020, archived.</ref>
==Interpret personal name abbreviations used in records==
