In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
APSIDAL
apsidal
(adjective) of or relating to an apse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
apsidal (not comparable)
(architecture) Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an apse
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to the apsides
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"si*dal, a.
1. (Astron.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the apse of a church; as, the apsidal termination of the chancel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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