In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DIVALENT
bivalent, divalent
(adjective) having a valence of two or having two valences
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
divalent (not comparable)
(chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 2.
(medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 2.
Source: Wiktionary
Div"a*lent, a. Etym: [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.)
Definition: Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. Valence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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