In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
subact (third-person singular simple present subacts, present participle subacting, simple past and past participle subacted)
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce; to subdue.
• sacbut
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*act", v. t. Etym: [L. subactus, p.p. of subigere to subdue; sub under + agere to lead, bring.]
Definition: To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.