ad. In a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as each refers to each in order.
ad. Relatively; not absolutely.
ad. Partially; with respect to private views.
ad. With respect; regardfully.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In a respective manner, in any sense.
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ad. in the order given
Word Usage
"[242] The sect of the Cabalists, indeed, believed in the existence of spirits of nature, embodiments or representatives of the four elements, which they called respectively gnomes, sylphs, salamanders, and ondines."