In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INVIOLATED
Etymology
Adjective
inviolated (comparative more inviolated, superlative most inviolated)
Not violated or injured; inviolate.
Source: Wiktionary
In*vi"o*late, In*vi"o*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. inviolatus. See In- not, and Violate.]
1. Not violated; uninjured; unhurt; unbroken. His fortune of arms was still inviolate. Bacon.
2. Not corrupted, defiled, or profaned; chaste; pure. "Inviolate truth." Denham. There chaste Alceste lives inviolate. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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