In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COMMUTER
commuter, commuter train
(noun) a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another
commuter
(noun) someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
commuter (plural commuters)
One who commutes (etymology 1).
A person who regularly travels from one place to another, typically to work.
(US, informal) A piece of transportation equipment used for the transportation of such persons.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mut"er, n.
Definition: One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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