DE MODO DECIMANDI

de modo decimandi (dee moh-doh des-<<schwa>>-man-dI), n.[Law Latin] Eccles. law. Of a

mode  of  tithing.  • This refers  to  any  special  kind  of  tithing  by  custom  that  is different from  the

general law that usu. required the tenth part of an annual increase. For example, it could mean a

twelfth part of a quantity  of  hay rather than a tenth  part or a couple  of  hens instead of a normal

tithing of eggs. — Also termed modus decimandi; modus. [Blacks Law 8th]