In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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
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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.