In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ARCHAIST
antiquary, antiquarian, archaist
(noun) an expert or collector of antiquities
archaist
(noun) a person who archaizes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
archaist (plural archaists)
A person who studies archaic things; an antiquary
A person who uses archaisms in language
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• citharas
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"cha*ist, n.
1. Am antiquary.
2. One who uses archaisms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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