In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMBIT
scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
(noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: “the range of a supersonic jet”; “a piano has a greater range than the human voice”; “the ambit of municipal legislation”; “within the compass of this article”; “within the scope of an investigation”; “outside the reach of the law”; “in the political orbit of a world power”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ambit (plural ambits)
The sphere or area of control and influence of something.
A circuit, or a boundary around a property.
The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
Anagrams
• BTAIM, imbat, timba
Source: Wiktionary
Am"bit, n. Etym: [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient.]
Definition: Circuit or compass. His great parts did not live within a small ambit. Milward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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