In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ACQUITTANCED
Verb
acquittanced
simple past tense and past participle of acquittance
Source: Wiktionary
ACQUITTANCE
Ac*quit"tance, n. Etym: [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See Acquit.]
1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. You can produce acquittances For such a sum, from special officers. Shak.
Ac*quit"tance, v. t.
Definition: To acquit. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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