In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
combatant
(adjective) engaging in or ready for combat
combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
(noun) someone who fights (or is fighting)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
combatant (plural combatants)
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
• battler
• fighter
combatant (comparative more combatant, superlative most combatant)
Contending; disposed to contend.
Involving combat.
Source: Wiktionary
Com"bat*ant, a. Etym: [F. combattant, p. pr.]
Definition: Contending; disposed to contend. B. Jonson.
Com"bat*ant, n. Etym: [F. combattant.]
Definition: One who engages in combat. "The mighty combatants." Milton. A controversy which long survived the original combatants. Macaulay
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.