In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
APPELLATION
appellation
(noun) a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown
appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
(noun) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
appellation (plural appellations)
(formal or dated) A name, title, or designation.
A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap`pel*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. appellatio, fr. appellare: cf. F. appellation. See Appeal.]
1. The act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. The act of calling by a name.
3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation. They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume.
Syn.
– See Name.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SESQUIPEDALIAN
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