V., _versus_=Against; _vide_=See; Verb; Verse; Volume; Viscount.
V.A. Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (for ladies).
V.A. Vicar Apostolic.
VA. Virginia.
VAL. Value.
VAR. Variant.
VAR. LECT., _varia lectio_= Varying reading.
VAT. Vatican.
VB. Verb.
V.C. Vice-chancellor; Vice-consul; Victoria Cross.
V.D. Volunteer [Officers'] Decoration.
V.D. Various dates.
V.D.M., _Verbi Dei Minister_=Preacher of God's Word.
VEN. Venerable.
VENET. Venetian.
VERT. Vertebrata.
VES. Vessel.
VET., VETER. Veterinary;--VET. SURG., Veterinary Surgeon.
V.G. Vicar-general.
V.G., _verbi gratia_=For example.
VIC. Vicar; Vicarage.
VID., _vide_=See.
VIL. Village.
V.IMP. Verb impersonal.
V.IRR. Verb irregular.
VIS., VISC. Viscount.
VIZ., _videlicet_=Namely.
V.N. Verb neuter.
VOC. Vocative.
VOCAB. Vocabulary.
VOL. Volunteer.
VOL. Volume;--VOLS., volumes.
VOLC. Volcano.
V.P. Vice-president.
V.R., _Victoria Regina_=Queen Victoria.
V.R. Verb reflexive.
V.R.I., _Victoria Regina et Imperatrix_=Victoria, Queen and Empress.
V.S. Veterinary Surgeon.
VT. Vermont.
V.T. verb transitive.
VUL. Vulgar.
VUL., VULG. Vulgate.
VV.LL., _variae lectiones_=Various readings.
V.Y. Various years.
W. West; Warden; Week; Welsh.
W.A. West Africa; West Australia.
WAL. Walloon.
WASH. Washington.