In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ALPHABETED
Etymology
Adjective
alphabeted (not comparable)
(chiefly, in combination) Written using a specified alphabet
Verb
alphabeted
simple past tense and past participle of alphabet
Source: Wiktionary
ALPHABET
Al"pha*bet, n. Etym: [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. aleph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.]
1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
2. The simplest rudiments; elements. The very alphabet of our law. Macaulay. Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.
Al"pha*bet, v. t.
Definition: To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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