In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
preliterate, nonliterate
(adjective) used of a society that has not developed writing
preliterate
(adjective) not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preliterate (not comparable)
(of a culture) that has not yet developed a written language
(of a person) who has not yet learned to read and write
preliterate (plural preliterates)
a member of such a culture
Source: Wiktionary
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.