In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRESELECT
Etymology
Verb
preselect (third-person singular simple present preselects, present participle preselecting, simple past and past participle preselected)
(transitive) To select in advance.
Synonyms
• forechoose
Anagrams
• preelects
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`se*lect", v. t.
Definition: To select beforehand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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