In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ALLIGATED
Verb
alligated
simple past tense and past participle of alligate
Source: Wiktionary
ALLIGATE
Al*li*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. alligatus, p. p. of alligare. See Ally.]
Definition: To tie; to unite by some tie. Instincts alligated to their nature. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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