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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture probably dominatio, which is feminine. It is used in the 18th c. as a very polite address.

best, Herwig Weigl

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Can someone expand the following abbreviation for me? I'm getting stuck on the gender that appears to be at play:

 

              Rev.ma Dom. Sua

 

The context is a citation from a 1737 letter addressed to Antoine Augustin Calmet by Magnoaldus Ziegelbauer in which he discusses a proposal to edit some works by Hrabanus Maurus.

 

It should be simple:  “Reverendissima Domina Sua”, except I would have expected “Reverendissime Domine sua” or something like that (masculine, not feminine).

 

Bill Schipper

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