In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COMMUNAL
communal
(adjective) for or by a group rather than individuals; “dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew”- Paul Roche; “a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared”; “a group effort”
communal
(adjective) relating to a small administrative district or community; “communal elections in several European countries”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
communal (comparative more communal, superlative most communal)
pertaining to a community
shared by a community; public
(India) defined by religious ideas; based on religion
Antonym: secular
Source: Wiktionary
Com"mu*nal ( or ), a. Etym: [Cf. F. communal.]
Definition: Pertaining to a commune.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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