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The JC’s guide to pithy Latin adages


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A gloriously baffling Latin expression which means, literally, “side by side”; “at the same rate” or “on an equal footing”. In the context of capital structure of a securities issuer, it usually denotes debt claims or securities that share seniority with senior unsecured debt.

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