In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AFFEARED
Verb
affeared
simple past tense and past participle of affear
Adjective
affeared (comparative more affeared, superlative most affeared)
(archaic) frightened, afraid
Source: Wiktionary
AFFEAR
Af*fear", v. t. Etym: [OE. aferen, AS. af. See Afeard.]
Definition: To frighten. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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