In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HERITABLE
inheritable, heritable
(adjective) capable of being inherited; “inheritable traits such as eye color”; “an inheritable title”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
heritable (comparative more heritable, superlative most heritable)
That can legally be inherited.
Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.
Synonyms
• inheritable
Source: Wiktionary
Her"it*a*ble, a. Etym: [OF. héritable. See Heritage, Hereditable.]
1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.
2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance. This son shall be legitimate and heritable. Sir M. Hale. Heritable rights (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to land or whatever may be intimately connected with land; realty. Jacob (Law Dict.).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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