In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SYMPTOMATICAL
Adjective
symptomatical (comparative more symptomatical, superlative most symptomatical)
symptomatic
a symptomatical classification of diseases
Source: Wiktionary
Symp`tom*at"ic, Symp`tom*at"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. symptomatique, Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence with something; being a symptom; indicating the existence of something else. Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper. Macaulay.
2. According to symptoms; as, a symptomatical classification of diseases.
– Symp`tom*at"ic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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