modus
Pronunciation: /ˈməʊdəs/
The English word “modus” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.
- 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.
- A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin modus (“measure, manner, mood”). Doublet of mode.
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More English words
- modulus
- modulus of elasticity
- modulus of rigidity
- modulus of rupture
- modus morons
- modus operandi
- modus ponendo ponens
- modus ponendo tollens
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