In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
APOCOPES
Noun
apocopes
plural of apocope
Source: Wiktionary
APOCOPE
A*poc"o*pe, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A cutting off; abscission.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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