In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANATHEMATISE
accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise
(verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
anathematise (third-person singular simple present anathematises, present participle anathematising, simple past and past participle anathematised)
Alternative spelling of anathematize
Source: Wiktionary
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BEAR
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