In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCIENTER
scienter
(adverb) (law) deliberately or knowingly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
scienter (not comparable)
(legal) deliberately, knowingly
Noun
scienter (uncountable)
(legal) knowledge of one's own illegal acts; intent
Anagrams
• centries, enterics, enticers, in secret, incester, rentices, secretin
Source: Wiktionary
Sci*en"ter, adv. Etym: [L.] (Law)
Definition: Knowingly; willfully. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ECONOMIC
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
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