In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DENOTED
Verb
denoted
simple past tense and past participle of denote
Source: Wiktionary
DENOTE
De*note", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Denoting.] Etym: [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. dénoter. See Note.]
1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour. The better to denote her to the doctor. Shak.
2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean. A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort. Gilpin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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