In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OBLIGABLE
Etymology
Adjective
obligable (comparative more obligable, superlative most obligable)
Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"li*ga*ble, a.
Definition: Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy. [R.] The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is obligable; and another is not. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DATELESS
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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