In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RATIOCINATIVE
ratiocinative
(adjective) based on exact thinking; “one’s ratiocinative powers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
ratiocinative (comparative more ratiocinative, superlative most ratiocinative)
Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination, discursive thinking, or inferential knowledge.
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive, a. Etym: [L. ratiocinativus.]
Definition: Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of proportions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the comparison; argumentative; as, a ratiocinative process. The ratiocinative meditativeness of his character. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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