In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MULTIVOCAL
Etymology
Adjective
multivocal (comparative more multivocal, superlative most multivocal)
Having many different interpretations, meanings, or values.
Source: Wiktionary
Mul*tiv"o*cal, a. Etym: [Multi- + vocal.]
Definition: Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal. "An ambiguous multivocal word." Coleridge.
– n.
Definition: A multivocal word. [R.] Fitzed. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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