In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMITY
amity, cordiality
(noun) a cordial disposition
amity
(noun) a state of friendship and cordiality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amity (plural amities)
(formal, literary) Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.
Synonyms
• friendliness
• friendship
Antonyms
• enmity
• hostility
• enemyship
Anagrams
• atimy
Source: Wiktionary
Am"i*ty, n.; pl. Amities. Etym: [F. amitié, OF. amistié, amisté, fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L. amicus friendly, from amare to love. See Amiable.]
Definition: Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories. To live on terms of amity with vice. Cowper.
Syn.
– Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will; peace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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