In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANCHORLESS
Etymology
Adjective
anchorless (not comparable)
Lacking an anchor; adrift
Source: Wiktionary
An"chor*less, a.
Definition: Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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