In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTHEMS
Noun
anthems
plural of anthem
Verb
anthems
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthem
Anagrams
• hetmans, menthas
Source: Wiktionary
ANTHEM
An"them, n. Etym: [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. anthaine, anteine, antieune, F. antienne. See Antiphon.]
1. Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.
2. A song or hymn of praise. Milton.
An"them, v. t.
Definition: To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.] Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats.
ANTHEM
An"them, n. Etym: [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. anthaine, anteine, antieune, F. antienne. See Antiphon.]
1. Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.
2. A song or hymn of praise. Milton.
An"them, v. t.
Definition: To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.] Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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