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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Abbreviature

· Ab·bre·vi·a·ture · IPA /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/
01 n. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.
  1. 1.
    An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    An abridgment; a compendium or abstract.
    “This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.” — Jer. Taylor.