VIVENDI MODUS
\va͡ɪvˈɛndɪ mˈə͡ʊdəs], \vaɪvˈɛndɪ mˈəʊdəs], \v_aɪ_v_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ m_ˈəʊ_d_ə_s]\
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[L.] The measure of living, with reference to its end, which is old age or death (Cicero, De Sen.). The phrase modus vivendi is now often used to denote the tacit compromise by which differences of opinion are, to whatever extent, disregarded in order to promote peace and co-operation among men of different schools of thought.
By Henry Percy Smith
