In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ABSENTER
Etymology 1
Noun
absenter (plural absenters)
One who stays away; one who absents herself or himself. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
Etymology 2
Adjective
absenter
(rare) comparative form of absent
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Ab*sent"er, n.
Definition: One who absents one's self.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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