ad eundem

adverb or adjective

ad eun·​dem ˌad-ē-ˈən-dəm 

variants or ad eundem gradum

-ˈgrā-dəm 

: to, in, or of the same rank

—used especially of the honorary granting of academic standing or a degree by a university to one whose actual work was done elsewhere

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin ad eundem gradum

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined above