In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
deliberated
simple past tense and past participle of deliberate
Source: Wiktionary
De*lib"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See Librate.]
1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. "These deliberate fools." Shak.
2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result. Settled visage and deliberate word. Shak.
3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. Hooker. His enunciation was so deliberate. W. Wirt.
De*lib"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deliberated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deliberating.]
Definition: To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
De*lib"er*ate, v. i.
Definition: To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, concerning. The woman the deliberation is lost. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.