In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VISIVE
Etymology
Adjective
visive (comparative more visive, superlative most visive)
(now, rare) Pertaining to sight or the ability to see; visual.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. visif, LL. visivus. See Vision.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the sight; visual. [Obs.] I can not satisfy myself how men should be so little surprised about this visive faculty. Berkeley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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