In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PUNINESS
puniness, runtiness, stuntedness
(noun) smallness of stature
pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness
(noun) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
puniness (uncountable)
The quality of being puny
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"ni*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being puny; littleness; pettiness; feebleness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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