In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IMPERTINENCE
impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness
(noun) inappropriate playfulness
crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness
(noun) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impudence, cheek, impertinence
(noun) an impudent statement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
impertinence (countable and uncountable, plural impertinences)
(uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
(countable) An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
(countable, uncountable) Insolence; impudence.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*per"ti*nence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. impertinence. See Impertinent.]
1. The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
2. Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility. We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood. Swift.
3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value. There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools. Watts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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