In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EQUANIMOUS
collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed
(adjective) in full control of your faculties; “the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination”; “perfectly poised and sure of himself”; “more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen”; “strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
equanimous (comparative more equanimous, superlative most equanimous)
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
Synonyms
• composed
• calm
• See also calm
Source: Wiktionary
E*quan"i*mous, a. Etym: [L. aequanimus, fr. aequus equal + animus mind.]
Definition: Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed. Bp. Gauden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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