In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IMPANELLED
IMPANEL
empanel, impanel, panel
(verb) select from a list; “empanel prospective jurors”
empanel, impanel
(verb) enter into a list of prospective jurors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
impanelled
simple past tense and past participle of impanel
Source: Wiktionary
IMPANEL
Im*pan"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaneled or Impanelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impaneling or Impanelling.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + panel. Cf. Empanel.] [Written also empanel.]
Definition: To enter in a list, or on a piece of parchment, called a panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of justice. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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