In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ARYAN
Aryan, Indo-Aryan, Indo-European
(adjective) of or relating to the former Indo-European people; “Indo-European migrations”
Aryan, Indo-European
(noun) a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
Aryan
(noun) (according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ar"yan, n. Etym: [Skr. arya excellent, honorable; akin to the name of the country Iran, and perh. to Erin, Ireland, and the early name of this people, at least in Asia.]
1. One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindoo
2. The language of the original Aryans. [Written also Arian.]
Ar"yan, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans; Indo-European; Indo-Germanic; as, the Aryan stock, the Aryan languages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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