Xemb.

Xemb.

English

Etymology

December being the tenth month under the old style calendar used until 1752 and and decem meaning ten in latin, Ⅹ is the roman numeral for ten, thus the abbreviation.

Proper noun

Xemb.

1. (obsolete) Abbreviation of Xember.
   • 1890, London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archæological Society:

     Southampton House, 12th Xemb., 1662. To Sir Ralph Freeman, Knt., and H. Slingsby, Esq., Master and Worker of his Maj^ties Mint w^th in the Tower of London ...

   • 1897, The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812:

     Mr John Batcheldor Departed this Life 4th Xemb & was Buried at home the 7th Xemb 1685.

   • 1998, Rosemary Corley Neal, Tidewater to Texas: The Scurlocks and Their Wives:

     The record of his marriage in the Register of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., reads as follows: "Nicholas Payne of London & Mary Hackney Native Marryed 17th Xemb [Dec] 1687."

Usage notes

• As seen in The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812.