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D.S.P.

American  

abbreviation

  1. died without issue.


dsp British  

abbreviation

  1. decessit sine prole

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of D.S.P.

From Latin dēcessit sine prōle

Example Sentences

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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?"

From The Elephant God by Casserly, Gordon

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

From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest

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.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)