tafwiz means the delegation of the power of divorce by the husband to the wife or any other party. It carries an Arena rating of 1205, earned across 46 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tafwiz ranks #116 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #1,747 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #2,587 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words, #3,016 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words.
Why “tafwiz” is a great word
TAFWIZ — [Noun] The contractual delegation, by a husband, of his unilateral right to initiate divorce to his wife or a stipulated third party. From the Arabic تَفْوِيض (tafwīḍ, "delegation, authorization"), from the root ف و ض (f-w-ḍ), conveying the sense of entrusting or referring a matter. Unlike "talaq" (the husband's direct pronouncement) or "khula" (the wife's initiated, often compensatory, dissolution), tafwiz is the pre-emptive ceding of a prerogative—a legal key placed in another's hand. It is the quiet weight of a clause in a marriage contract, the potential suspended in a signature, the formal architecture built around a private understanding of equity—a testament that the sturdiest bonds are sometimes those that contain their own measured means of release.
Etymology
From Persian [Term?], from Arabic تَفْوِيض (tafwīḍ)
noun
- The delegation of the power of divorce by the husband to the wife or any other party.
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Words closest in meaning
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- talaq 58% match — An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an. vs tafwiz →
- waqf 54% match — An endowment of land given for religious or charitable purposes. vs tafwiz →
- waqfed 53% match — Granted as a waqf, or endowment. vs tafwiz →
- zihar 53% match — A form of divorce among pre-Islamic Arabs, coming into effect when a man told his wife three times "you are like my mother". vs tafwiz →
- nikahnama 53% match — An Islamic matrimonial deed, setting out the partners' rights to divorce, polygamy, etc. vs tafwiz →
- wifeward 51% match — Toward a wife or wives. vs tafwiz →
- divorcive 50% match — Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. vs tafwiz →
- wedlease 49% match — A temporary marriage based on a contract, agreed to by both spouses, with renewal options. vs tafwiz →