In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PREDESIGNATE
Etymology
Adjective
predesignate (not comparable)
Designated in advance.
(logic, of a proposition) Having its quantity indicated by a verbal sign, as with "all", "none", etc.
Antonyms
• preindesignate
Verb
predesignate (third-person singular simple present predesignates, present participle predesignating, simple past and past participle predesignated)
To designate in advance.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*des"ig*nate, a. (Logic)
Definition: A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, all, none, etc.; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining propositions of which the quantity is not so indicated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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