In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ALIMENTED
Verb
alimented
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
Anagrams
• demential, detailmen
Source: Wiktionary
ALIMENT
Al"i*ment, n. Etym: [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See Old.]
1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support. Aliments of theiBacon.
2. An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.]
Al"i*ment, v. t.
1. To nourish; to support.
2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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