In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CLAUSTRAL
Etymology
Adjective
claustral (comparative more claustral, superlative most claustral)
Of or pertaining to a cloister.
Having cloisters; cloistered.
(anatomy) Relating to the claustrum of the brain.
Anagrams
• lacustral
Source: Wiktionary
Claus"tral, a. Etym: [F., fr. LL. claustralis, fr. L. claustrum. See Cloister.]
Definition: Cloistral. Ayliffe
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
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