SS

ss.abbr. 1. Sections. 2. Subscripsi (i.e., signed below). 3. Sans (i.e., without). 4. (Erroneously) scilicet. “Many possible etymologies have been suggested for this mysterious abbreviation. One is that it signifies scilicet (= namely, to wit), which is usually abbreviated sc. or scil. Another is that ss. represents ‘[t]he two gold letters at the ends of […]