In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COMITIAL
Etymology
Adjective
comitial (not comparable)
(in Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to a comitia.
(by extension) Of or pertaining to a political assembly.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*mi"tial, a. Etym: [L. comitialis.]
Definition: Relating to the comitia, or popular assembles of the Romans for electing officers and passing laws. Middleton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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