In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ACRITICAL
acritical
(adjective) without a crisis (as of some diseases)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
acritical (comparative more acritical, superlative most acritical)
Not critical
Not involving a crisis
Source: Wiktionary
A*crit"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Having no crisis; giving no indications of a crisis; as, acritical symptoms, an acritical abscess.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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