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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviation of junior.

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Examples

  • Thomas Berrigan Junr. against whom a Warrant was issued on the 13th. day of June last, for an assault on John Wm. Saunders Esqr. of Renews was brought to the Court by Sullivan the Officer, and having entered into the required security to keep the peace for 12 Months was discharged.

    Gutenber-e Help Page 2005

  • Borrow had written to John Murray, Junr. (10th May 1842): -

    The Life of George Borrow Jenkins, Herbert 1912

  • On 21st January 1843 he writes to John Murray, Junr.

    The Life of George Borrow Jenkins, Herbert 1912

  • He returned to the subject ten days later in another letter to John Murray, Junr.

    The Life of George Borrow Jenkins, Herbert 1912

  • Nine days later Borrow wrote again to John Murray, Junr.

    The Life of George Borrow Jenkins, Herbert 1912

  • H. Gilmore, Junr, desire to appeal from a sentence of the Faculty, excluding him, on account of his having been publicly drunk, from the privilege of standing this regular examinations for the degree of Bachelor of Law, I beg to say that so far as

    Board of Visitors minutes 1893

  • Junr. for the sum of 450 dollars; but coming to see the value of her more clearly after she tried to do without her, she could not rest till she got Mr. Colquitt to repurchase her from Mr. Tabb, which he did in about four months after he had sold her, for 500 dollars, being 50 more than he had sold her for.

    Narrative of the life of Henry Box Brown: written by himself, 1851

  • Junr. and his hiers executors administrators and assigns against myself my hiers executors and administrators and all and every other person or persons whatsoever, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 27th Day of June in the year of our Lord 1816

    Slave bill of sale from Jane E Williams 1816

  • - The Letter you forwarded from Edwd* Junr* has been duly received.

    Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796

  • - Edward's plan for Hampshire does not vary, he only improves it with the kind intention of taking me on to Southampton, & spending one whole day with you; & if it is found practicable, Edward Junr* will be added to our party for that one day also, which is to be Sunday ye* 10th** of July.

    Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796

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