In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HIERARCHIC
hierarchical, hierarchal, hierarchic
(adjective) classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; “it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art”; “in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
hierarchic
hierarchal
Source: Wiktionary
Hi"er*arch`al, Hi`er*arch"ic, a.
Definition: Pertaining to a hierarch. "The great hierarchal standard." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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