In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UXORICIDAL
Etymology
Adjective
uxoricidal (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to uxoricide.
Source: Wiktionary
Ux*or"i*ci`dal, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to uxoricide; tending to uxoricide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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