In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SYSTEMICS
Noun
systemics (uncountable)
The holistic study of systems, from a scientific and/or philosophical perspective.
Source: Wiktionary
SYSTEMIC
Sys*tem"ic, a.
1. Of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the systemic circulation of the blood.
2. (Anat. & Physiol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the general system, or the body as a whole; as, systemic death, in distinction from local death; systemic circulation, in distinction from pulmonic circulation; systemic diseases. Systemic death. See the Note under Death, n., 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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