IN PROXIMO GRADU

in proximo gradu (in prok-s<<schwa>>-moh gray-d[y]oo). [Latin] Roman law. In the nearest degree. • The phrase appeared in reference to a child’s relationship to the father or to a grandchild’s relation to a grandfather if the grandchild represented his or her deceased father. See PER STIRPES.

[Blacks Law 8th]