In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ADMITTABLE
admittable, admittible
(adjective) deserving to be allowed to enter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
admittable (comparative more admittable, superlative most admittable)
Able to be admitted.
Synonyms
• (able to be admitted): admissible
Antonyms
• (able to be admitted): unadmittable
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*mit"ta*ble, a.
Definition: Admissible. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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