terminus ad quem

noun

-ˌäd-ˈkwem 

1

: a goal, object, or course of action : destination, purpose

2

: a final limiting point in time

Examples of terminus ad quem in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Such is, of course, the entire purpose of our systems of uniform laws and the terminus ad quem of the Uniform Law Commission. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, limit to which

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1