In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ACCREDITED
accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced
(adjective) given official approval to act; “an accredited college”; “commissioned broker”; “licensed pharmacist”; “authorized representative”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
accredited
simple past tense and past participle of accredit
Etymology 2
• First attested in the 1630s.
Adjective
accredited (comparative more accredited, superlative most accredited)
Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.
Synonyms
• commissioned, licensed
Anagrams
• deaccredit
Source: Wiktionary
ACCREDIT
Ac*cred"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accredited; p. pr. & vb. n. Accrediting.] Etym: [F. accréditer; à (L. ad) + crédit credit. See Credit.]
1. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. His censure will . . . accredit his praises. Cowper. These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine opinion. Shelton.
2. To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate. Beton . . . was accredited to the Court of France. Froude.
3. To believe; to credit; to put trust in. The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century. Sir G. C. Lewis. He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft. Southey.
4. To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one. To accredit (one) with (something), to attribute something to him; as, Mr. Clay was accredited with these views; they accredit him with a wise saying.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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