In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SIGNALISE
signalize, signalise, distinguish
(verb) make conspicuous or noteworthy
signalize, signalise, point out, call attention
(verb) point out carefully and clearly
sign, signal, signalize, signalise
(verb) communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; “He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture”; “The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu”
signalize, signalise
(verb) provide with traffic signals; “signalize a busy intersection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
signalise (third-person singular simple present signalises, present participle signalising, simple past and past participle signalised)
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of signalize
Source: Wiktionary
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