In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHIMERIC
chimeric, chimerical, chimeral
(adjective) being or relating to or like a chimera; “his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists”- Douglas Bush
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chimeric (comparative more chimeric, superlative most chimeric)
Like a chimera.
Imaginary, fanciful.
(genetics) Pertaining to a genetic chimera.
Source: Wiktionary
Chi*mer"ic, a.
Definition: Chimerical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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