In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MARKETABLY
Etymology
Adverb
marketably (comparative more marketably, superlative most marketably)
In a marketable way.
Source: Wiktionary
MARKETABLE
Mar"ket*a*ble, a.
1. Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such as may be justly and lawfully sold; as, dacayemarketable.
2. Current in market; as, marketable value.
3. Wanted by purchasers; salable; as, furs are not marketable in that country.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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