In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
almner (plural almners)
Obsolete spelling of almoner.
• Lerman
Source: Wiktionary
Alm"ner, n.
Definition: An almoner. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.