In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PACABLE
Etymology
Adjective
pacable (comparative more pacable, superlative most pacable)
placable; able to be easily pacified
Antonyms
• (placable): implacable
Anagrams
• capable
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"ca*ble, a. [L. pacare to pacify.]
Definition: Placable. [R.] Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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