In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUBDIVIDED
Adjective
subdivided (comparative more subdivided, superlative most subdivided)
Having divisions that are themselves divided into smaller divisions
Divided into many small divisions
Verb
subdivided
simple past tense and past participle of subdivide
Source: Wiktionary
SUBDIVIDE
Sub`di*vide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subdivided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subdividing.] Etym: [L. subdividere, sub under + dividere to divide. See Divide.]
Definition: To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided. The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. Dryden.
Sub`di*vide", v. i.
Definition: To be, or to become, subdivided.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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