ad quem

ad quem [ahd kwem; English ad kwem] Examples Latin.

1. at or to which; the end toward which something tends.

terminus ad quem [ter-mi-noo s ahd kwem; English tur-muh-nuh s ad kwem] noun Latin.

1. the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.

Examples from the Web for quem Historical Examples of quem

Quem no parece esquece, says Vicente in his trovas to Vimioso.

Four Plays of Gil Vicente

Gil Vicente

Quem caduca ista felicitas vehit, vel scit eam, vel nescit esse mutabilem.

Chaucer’s Translation of Boethius’s ‘De Consolatione Philosophiae’

Geoffrey Chaucer

Quem, ut Barbari incendium effugisse viderunt, telis eminus missis, interfecerunt.

The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Vol. II (of 3)

Henry Fuseli

Quem cum sentit Ratus, intrat in muscipulam, capit caseum et capitur a muscipula.

Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes

Various

Nec veriti sunt hominem pro un bestiol perdere, quem unigentius Dei Filius sanguine redemit suo.

View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for quem terminus ad quem noun

1. the aim or terminal point

Word Origin for terminus ad quem literally: the end to which