In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POSTPONER
procrastinator, postponer, cunctator
(noun) someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
postponer (plural postponers)
One who postpones.
Source: Wiktionary
Post*pon"er, n.
Definition: One who postpones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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