Modus vivendi

·add. ·- Mods, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters can be settled.

modus
mŏdus, i, m. [root med-, measure, weigh; Gr. μέδομαι, μέδοντες, μήστωρ, μέδιμνος; cf.: modius, modes...

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modus
modus ī, m 3 MA-, a measure, extent, quantity : agri: numerum modumque carinis Praecipiant, V.: tr...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Modus
·noun The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance. II. Modus ·...

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