In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEDUCIBLY
Etymology
Adverb
deducibly (not comparable)
In a way that can be deduced.
Source: Wiktionary
De*du"ci*bly, adv.
Definition: By deduction.
DEDUCIBLE
De*du"ci*ble, a.
1. Capable of being deduced or inferred; derivable by reasoning, as a result or consequence. All properties of a triangle depend on, and are deducible from, the complex idea of three lines including a space. Locke.
2. Capable of being brought down. [Obs.] As if God [were] deducible to human imbecility. State Trials (1649).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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