In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTEMORTEM
antemortem
(adjective) preceding death; “antemortem confession”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antemortem (not comparable)
Having been inflicted or having occurred before death.
Synonyms
• premortem
Source: Wiktionary
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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