In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PARONYMOUS
Etymology
Adjective
paronymous (not comparable)
(semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
(semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*ron"y*mous, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.
2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al and awl; hair and hare, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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