modus

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Synonyms: momus, mous, modul, mods, morus, nodus, modes, todus, modius, mopus, modis

Antonyms: momus, mous, modul, mods, morus, nodus, modes, todus, modius, mopus, modis

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} 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 [[tithe]]s [[in kind]], expressed in full by the phrase ''[[modus decimandi]]''.

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