In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
aband (third-person singular simple present abands, present participle abanding, simple past and past participle abanded)
(obsolete, transitive) To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce. [attested only in the late 16th century]
(obsolete, transitive) To desert; to forsake. [attested only in the late 16th century]
• Banda, banda
Source: Wiktionary
A*band", v.t. Etym: [Contracted from abandon.]
1. To abandon. [Obs.] Enforced the kingdom to aband. Spenser.
2. To banish; to expel. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.