In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRAVERSABLE
traversable, travelable
(adjective) capable of being traversed; “highway crews soon had the roads travelable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
traversable (comparative more traversable, superlative most traversable)
Able to be traversed.
(legal) Deniable; liable to legal objection.
Antonyms
• non-traversable
Source: Wiktionary
Trav"ers*a*ble, a.
1. Capable of being traversed, or passed over; as, a traversable region.
2. Deniable; specifically (Law), liable to legal objection; as, a traversable presentment. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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