In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AFLARE
afire, ablaze(p), aflame, aflare, alight, on fire
(adjective) lighted up by or as by fire or flame; “forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”; “even the car’s tires were aflame”; “a night aflare with fireworks”; “candles alight on the tables”; “houses on fire”
aflare, flaring
(adjective) streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; “ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her”; “flags aflare in the breeze”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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MONARCHAL
(adjective) ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch; “monarchal government”; “monarchical systems”
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