In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANOREXIA
anorexia
(noun) a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anorexia (countable and uncountable, plural anorexias)
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
Anorexia nervosa.
Source: Wiktionary
An`o*rex"i*a, An"o*rex`y n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. Coxe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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