In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
civil, civic
(adjective) of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; “civil rights”; “civil liberty”; “civic duties”; “civic pride”
civic
(adjective) of or relating or belonging to a city; “civic center”; “civic problems”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
civic (comparative more civic, superlative most civic)
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.
Source: Wiktionary
Civ"ic, a. Etym: [L.civicus, fr. civis citizen. See City.]
Definition: Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs. Civic crown (Rom. Antiq.), a crown or garland of oak leaves and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.