Definition of Aeolian mode
: a Renaissance church mode represented as a diatonic scale from A to A on the white keys of the piano with E as its tenor (see tenor entry 1 sense 2a)and A as its final (see final entry 2 sense c) — see church mode illustration
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“Aeolian mode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aeolian%20mode. Accessed 18 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of Aeolian mode was circa 1771
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