Adat is a 4 letter English word.
You can make 22 anagrams from letters in adat (aadt).
Javanese Arabic ʿadālah (court of) equity
Some also say they see changes afoot among the Minangkabau that may be weakening the adat system.
The "adat," or law which cannot be changed, was fostered by religion.
The adat paid to the girl's friends has usually been twelve dollars.
A man married by ambel-anak may redeem himself and family on payment of the jujur and adat of a virgin before-mentioned.
If a younger sister be first married, the husband pays six dollars, adat pelalu, for passing over the elder.