In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
mutably (comparative more mutably, superlative most mutably)
In a mutable manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"ta*bly, adv.
Definition: Changeably.
Mu"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. mutabilis, fr. mutare to change. See Move.]
1. Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature. Things of the most accidental and mutable nature. South.
2. Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable; fickle. "Most mutable wishes." Byron.
Syn.
– Changeable; alterable; unstable; unsteady; unsettled; wavering; inconstant; variable; fickle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.