In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FEDERATED
federate, federated
(adjective) united under a central government
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
federated
simple past tense and past participle of federate
Adjective
federated (not comparable)
united, as a federation, under a central government
Source: Wiktionary
FEDERATE
Fed"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. foederatus, p.p. of foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See Federal.]
Definition: United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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