In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ADJUSTMENTS
Noun
adjustments
plural of adjustment
Source: Wiktionary
ADJUSTMENT
Ad*just"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ajustement. See Adjust.]
1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation. Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned. Paley.
2. (Law)
Definition: Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. Bispham.
3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment.
Syn.
– Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement; adaptation; disposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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