In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STATUS
condition, status
(noun) a state at a particular time; “a condition (or state) of disrepair”; “the current status of the arms negotiations”
status, position
(noun) the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; “he had the status of a minor”; “the novel attained the status of a classic”; “atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
status (countable and uncountable, plural statuses or status)
A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
Prestige or high standing.
A situation or state of affairs.
(legal) The legal condition of a person or thing.
(social networking) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.
(medicine) Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.
Usage notes
• Rarely, statĹ«s (following Latin) is found as the plural form.
Anagrams
• suttas
Source: Wiktionary
Sta"tus, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: State; condition; position of affairs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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