In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUBAPICAL
Etymology
Adjective
subapical (comparative more subapical, superlative most subapical)
Below an apex.
(phonetics) Pronounced with the underside of the tongue.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*ap"ic*al, a.
Definition: Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below the apex.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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