MODI

Noun

modi

plural of modus

Anagrams

• MOID, Omid

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Modi

A script formerly used for writing the Marathi language.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Modi

A surname, traditionally held by grocers and often found among Gujaratis.

Anagrams

• MOID, Omid

Source: Wiktionary


MODUS

Mo"dus, n.; pl. Modi. Etym: [L. See Mode.] (Old Law)

1. The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.

2. (Law)

Definition: 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, and the like. Bracton.

3. (Law)

Definition: A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi. Blackstone. They, from time immemorial, had paid a modus, or composition. Landor. Modus operandi ( Etym: [L.], manner of operating.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass


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