In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MIRABLE
Etymology
Adjective
mirable (comparative more mirable, superlative most mirable)
(obsolete) wonderful; admirable
"Not Neoptolemus so mirable". Troilus and Cressida, Act IV scene 5
Anagrams
• Ambriel, Mirabel, balmier, lambier, remblai
Source: Wiktionary
Mi"ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. mirabilis, fr. mirari to wonder: cf. OF. mirable. See Marvel.]
Definition: Wonderful; admirable. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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