In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANOREXY
Noun
anorexy (countable and uncountable, plural anorexies)
Archaic form of anorexia.
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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