In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BEAUTEOUS
beauteous
(adjective) (poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
beauteous (comparative more beauteous, superlative most beauteous)
(archaic) beautiful
Source: Wiktionary
Beau"te*ous, a.
Definition: Full of beauty; beautiful; very handsome. [Mostly poetic] -- Beau"te*ous*ly, adv. --
Definition: Beau"te*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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