Sum·ma Cum Lau·de
With the highest distinction.
Denoting or holding a university degree achieved with the highest distinction.
Summa Cum Laude is a Latin phrase meaning "with highest praise."
The term cum laude originated in 1872, at Harvard, from Medieval Latin; literally meaning "with praise," from Latin cum "with" + laude, ablative of laus (genitive laudis) "praise."