English Explanatory Dictionary

modus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.
  2. A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, etc.
  3. A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi.

Pronunciation

/ˈməʊdəs/ En-us-modus.ogg

Word forms

modus modi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin modus (“measure, manner, mood”). Doublet of mode.

Related words

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