In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STATUESQUELY
Etymology
Adverb
statuesquely (comparative more statuesquely, superlative most statuesquely)
In a statuesque way.
Source: Wiktionary
Stat`u*esque"ly, adv.
Definition: In a statuesque manner; in a way suggestive of a statue; like a statue. A character statuesquely simple in its details. Lowell.
STATUESQUE
Stat`u*esque", a.
Definition: Partaking of, or exemplifying, the characteristics of a statue; having the symmetry, or other excellence, of a statue artistically made; as, statuesquelimbs; a statuesque attitude. Their characters are mostly statuesque even in this respect, that they have no background. Hare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONFORMITY
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
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