In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GRADELIER
Adjective
gradelier
comparative form of gradely
Source: Wiktionary
GRADELY
Grade"ly, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. grad grade, step, order, fr. L. gradus. See Grade.]
Definition: Decent; orderly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
– adv.
Definition: Decently; in order. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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