In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PROMPTITUDE
promptness, promptitude
(noun) the characteristic of doing things without delay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
promptitude (usually uncountable, plural promptitudes)
The quality of being prompt; alacrity.
Synonyms
• (quality of being prompt): promptness
Source: Wiktionary
Prompt"i*tude, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. promptitudo. See Prompt, a.]
Definition: The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in obedience. Men of action, of promptitude, and of courage. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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