In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANOMALOUS
anomalous
(adjective) deviating from the general or common order or type; “advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anomalous (comparative more anomalous, superlative most anomalous)
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
Having anomalies.
Source: Wiktionary
A*nom"a*lous, a Etym: [L. anomalus, Gr. Same, and cf. Abnormal.]
Definition: Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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