In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LADYLIKE
ladylike
(adjective) befitting a woman of good breeding; “ladylike manners”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ladylike (comparative more ladylike, superlative most ladylike)
Of or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.
Source: Wiktionary
La"dy*like`, a.
1. Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred. She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days. Hawthorne.
2. Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners. "With fingers ladylike." Warner.
3. Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate. Too ladylike a long fatigue to bear. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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