In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTHROPOPHAGITE
cannibal, man-eater, anthropophagus, anthropophagite
(noun) a person who eats human flesh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anthropophagite (plural anthropophagites)
A cannibal.
Source: Wiktionary
An`thro*poph"a*gite, n.
Definition: A cannibal. W. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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