In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AUGURAL
Etymology
Adjective
augural (comparative more augural, superlative most augural)
prophetic
Anagrams
• arugula
Source: Wiktionary
Au"gu*ral, a. Etym: [L. auguralis.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books. "Portents augural." Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
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