In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ARTERIAL
arterial
(adjective) of or involving or contained in the arteries; “arterial disease”; “the arterial system”; “arterial blood”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
arterial (not comparable)
Of or relating to an artery.
(of a, route, road or street) Major, important.
Noun
arterial (plural arterials)
A through road.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. artériel.]
1. Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial action; the arterial system.
2. Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad. Arterial blood, blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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