In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SANCTIONED
approved, sanctioned
(adjective) established by authority; given authoritative approval; “a list of approved candidates”
ratified, sanctioned
(adjective) formally approved and invested with legal authority
canonic, canonical, sanctioned
(adjective) conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; “the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing”- Sinclair Lewis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
sanctioned
simple past tense and past participle of sanction
Anagrams
• cantonised
Source: Wiktionary
SANCTION
Sanc"tion, n. Etym: [L. sanctio, from sancire, samctum to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalternably: cf. F. sanction. See Saint.]
1. Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by authority to it; confirmation; approbation. The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony. I. Watts.
2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
Syn.
– Ratification; authorization; authoruty; countenance; support.
Sanc"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Sanctioning.]
Definition: To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve. Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments. De Quincey.
Syn.
– To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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