In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GENEALOGICALLY
genealogically
(adverb) in a genealogical manner; “he charted his family tree genealogically”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
genealogically (not comparable)
Using genealogical methods
From a genealogical perspective.
(linguistics) Genetically (by being members of the same linguistic family).
Source: Wiktionary
GENEALOGIC
Gen`e*a*log"ic, a.
Definition: Genealogical.
GENEALOGICAL
Gen`e*a*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. généalogique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to genealogy; as, a genealogical table; genealogical order.
– Gen`e*a*log"ic*al*ly, adv. Genealogical tree, a family lineage or genealogy drawn out under the form of a tree and its branches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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