D.S.P.

abbreviation

died without issue.

dsp

abbreviation

decessit sine prole

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Word History and Origins

Origin of D.S.P.¹

From Latin dēcessit sine prōle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of D.S.P.¹

Latin: died without issue

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Example Sentences

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Distinguished Service Order; District Staff Officer. d.s.p., decessit sine prole=Died without issue.

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The chisel with which they chip the grindstones furnishes, as stated by Mr. D. A. Smyth, D.S.P., an excellent implement for breaking a hole through the mud wall of a house.

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M. Martini, a Frenchman, has been twenty years in Upper Burma, and is our D.S.P.

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The D.S.P. whistled faintly, then looked apprehensively round the room and whispered: "Have you any enemies in the Palace or in Lalpuri?"