In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IMPECCABLE
faultless, immaculate, impeccable, incorrupted
(adjective) without fault or error; “faultless logic”; “speaks impeccable French”; “timing and technique were immaculate”; “an immaculate record”
impeccable
(adjective) not capable of sin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
impeccable (comparative more impeccable, superlative most impeccable)
Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors
Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
Synonyms
• See also flawless
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pec"ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. impeccabilis; pref. im- not + peccare to err, to sin: cf. F. impeccable.]
Definition: Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong.
– n.
Definition: One who is impeccable; esp., one of a sect of Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness. God is infallible, impeccable, and absolutely perfect. P. Skelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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