ðə hˈaɪɪst ɡɹˈeɪd, lˈɔːdɐbˌɪliz pɹˈiː sˈɛɾɚɹˌɪs wʌz ɛksplˈɪsɪtli nˈeɪmd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪd fɔːɹ ɛksˈɛpʃənəl pˈɜːpəsᵻz ˈoʊnli.
The highest grade, laudabilis præ ceteris was explicitly named a grade for exceptional purposes only.