MO'DUS, noun [Latin] A compensation for tithes; an equivalent in money or other certain thing, given to a parson or vicar by the owners of land in lieu of tithes. The whole phrase is modus decimandi; but modus alone is commonly used.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.