In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEPRECATORY
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
(adjective) tending to diminish or disparage; “belittling comments”; “managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”; “deprecatory remarks about the book”; “a slighting remark”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
deprecatory (comparative more deprecatory, superlative most deprecatory)
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
Source: Wiktionary
Dep"re*ca*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. deprecatorius.]
Definition: Serving to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic. Humble and deprecatory letters. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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