In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PREDETERMINED
preset, predetermined
(adjective) set in advance; “a preset plan of action”; “at a predetermined time”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
predetermined
simple past tense and past participle of predetermine
Adjective
predetermined (comparative more predetermined, superlative most predetermined)
determined in advance
Source: Wiktionary
PREDETERMINE
Pre`de*ter"mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predetermined; p. pr. & vb. n. Predermining.] Etym: [Pref. pre- + determine: cf. F. prédéterminer.]
1. To determine (something) beforehand. Sir M. Hale.
2. To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
Pre`de*ter"mine, v. i.
Definition: To determine beforehand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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