In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
apparitors
plural of apparitor
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*par"i*tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. apparere. See Appear.]
1. Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders. Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the other world. De Quincey.
2. (Law)
Definition: A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 December 2024
(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.