Pronunciation: ˌ ad- ē - ' ə n-d ə m
Variant: or ad eundem gra · dum \ - ' gr ā -d ə m \
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: New Latin ad eundem gradum
Date: 1711
: 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