In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PREPOSED
Adjective
preposed (not comparable)
(grammar) Placed before another term in a phrase.
Antonyms
• postposed
Source: Wiktionary
PREPOSE
Pre*pose", v. t. Etym: [F. préposer; pref. pré- (L. prae before) + poser. See Pose.]
Definition: To place or set before; to prefix. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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