In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ALMSMAN
Etymology
Noun
almsman (plural almsmen)
(obsolete) One who depends on the receipt of alms, a beggar.
Source: Wiktionary
Alms"man, n.; fem. Almswoman.
1. A recipient of alms. Shak.
2. A giver of alms. [R.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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