mo·dus
| \ ˈmōdəs \
plural modi\
-ˌdī
\ see sense 2
Definition of modus
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
or mode plural modes
: 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.
— compare prolation, tempus
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“Modus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modus. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.
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