Definition of modus
plural modi
\-ˌdī\see sense 2
1
: the immediate manner in which property may be acquired (as by occupation or prescription) or the particular tenure by which it is held
2
plural moduses
: a customary mode of tithing by composition instead of by payment in kind
- still took his tithe pig or his modus
- —George Eliot
3
: a mode of procedure : a way of doing something
- no modus of accomplishing this desired result
- —Ezra Pound
4
: mode
5
plural modes
or
mode
: the relationship between the long and the breve in mensural music
- In minor modus there are two breves to the long, whereas in major modus there are three.
