& cetera

Etymology
A use of the ligature to stand for the  in.

Phrase

 * 1) * 1905, Early English Text Society, page 498:
 * * A Charter of Raff Godeknave I‐made to Geffrey Sawser for a mese with his partynentis, & cetera.
 * * A Charter of Raff Godeknave I‐made to Geffrey Sawser for a mese with his partynentis, & cetera.