Ejusdem is a phrase from Latin that means "equal" or "the same. " Generally this term is used more than anything in legal aspects referring to the rule or the law that was previously written or that was mentioned before. Therefore we can also find the term "ejusdem generis", which also comes from Latin roots and which literally means "of the same nature, class or type". This phrase is usually used in the legal field, included in common law, to specify a non-exhaustive list, it does not apply to things like that.
An example of what was mentioned above is when a list is made to refer to cars, motorcycles and other types of motor vehicles, but not exhaustive, and does not apply outside of these motorized land vehicles. So therefore it excludes ships and airplanes, which have the same engine. Then ejusdem generis is that rule where an enumeration of things or people, follow words with a particular meaning, these general words should not be interpreted or taken into account with their broader meaning, on the contrary they apply only to people or things that are of the same type or class in a general sense as specifically mentioned.
There are also other words that have the particle "ejusdem", such as "ejusdem farinae" which means "the same flour" is a term that pejoratively refers to people or things that have the same defects. We also find the expression "ejusdem furfuris" which means "they sound the same", which has the same meaning.
