In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTHROPONOMICS
An`thro*po*nom"ics, An`thro*pon"o*my, n. [Gr. man + usage, law, rule.]
Definition: The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment. -- An`thro*po*nom"ic*al (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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