bef.
Appearance
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]bef. (not comparable)
- (chiefly genealogy) Abbreviation of before.
- Synonym: a.
Usage notes
[edit]Within genealogy, bef. is often used to denote the date at which a vital record was created, often after an event. For instance, if a person was baptised on 1 January 1900 (and thus likely born earlier), their birthdate can be represented as “born bef. 1 January 1900”.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “Glossary of Genealogical Terms”, in Ancestry.com[1], n.d.