In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VERITABLY
Etymology
Adverb
veritably (comparative more veritably, superlative most veritably)
In a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes something.
Synonyms
• genuinely
Anagrams
• verbality
Source: Wiktionary
VERITABLE
Ver"i*ta*ble, a. Etym: [F. véritable. See Verity.]
Definition: Agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine. "The veritable Deity." Sir W. Hamilton.
– Ver"i*ta*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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