terminus ante quem

== English == === Etymology === From the Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”) and ante (“before”) and quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning "the limit before which". === Noun === terminus ante quem The date before which an event in the past must have occurred: the date before which a document must have been written, the date before which an archaeological artifact must have been deposited, and so on. Antonyms: terminus post quem, terminus a quo Hypernym: terminus Coordinate term: terminus ad quem ==== See also ====