In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ABRUPTION
Etymology
Noun
abruption (plural abruptions)
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. abruptio, fr. abrumpere: cf. F. abruption.]
Definition: A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. Woodward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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