D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Modus vivendi

/mōʹdus vivĕnʹdi/ · Mo·dus vi·ven·di · IPA /ˌmoʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː/
01 Mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters can be settled.
  1. 1.
    Mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters can be settled.