In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IMPECCABILITY
impeccability
(noun) the quality of being exempt from sin or incapable of sinning
faultlessness, impeccability
(noun) the quality of being without an error or fault
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
impeccability (usually uncountable, plural impeccabilities)
The property of being impeccable.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pec`ca*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. impeccabilité.]
Definition: the quality of being impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense. Infallibility and impeccability are two of his attributes. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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