Orse. - latin?

[melba_schmelba]

I had seen this before, and assumed it meant maiden name, but it appears to mean, 'alternatively', it can be in relation to initials, first or last name, the alternative is then given after 'orse.'. I assume it's an abbreviation of the latin, but no idea what word?

[Viktoria]

It does mean alternative,perhaps the spelling Matthew or Matthews.?
Viktoria.

[melba_schmelba]

It does mean alternative,perhaps the spelling Matthew or Matthews.?
Viktoria.

Yes, in the first one Marginson is given as the alternative name to Evans, but any idea what latin word orse. is an abbreviation of  ?

[ChristineM]

Means "Otherwise" - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orse - so yes, as per previous responses an alternative.

Etymology
Latin [Term?]
Adverb
orse (not comparable)
    (law, Britain) otherwise.
Adjective
orse (not comparable)
    (law, Britain) otherwise.

Christine.

[StevenG]

Otherwise?

[melba_schmelba]

Means "Otherwise" - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orse - so yes, as per previous responses an alternative.

Etymology
Latin [Term?]
Adverb
orse (not comparable)
    (law, Britain) otherwise.
Adjective
orse (not comparable)
    (law, Britain) otherwise.

Christine.

Excellent thanks, not latin at all . It is in 'A Dictionary of Abbreviations: With Especial Attention to War-Time Abbreviations', By Eric Partridge, 1942, but doesn't seem to be in the current Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations, so is perhaps now out of use?

[anniehadden]

The term "ors" or "orse" was commonly used in earlier centuries (and can still be used in legal documents today) to indicate a woman's MAIDEN NAME.

In Irish and British marriages of the 1700s-1800s, for instance, you may see a bride's name written this way:  "Jane Bell ors Dickson." This means that her surname at this marriage is Bell, but she was born a Dickson. She is Jane Bell, born Dickson or nee Dickson or "otherwise" Dickson. A fact that can be derived from the antiquated term "ors" is that Jane had a previous marriage to a Bell husband. It's a very helpful Latin term to find in your genealogical research!

Annie