In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ASSEVERATED
Verb
asseverated
simple past tense and past participle of asseverate
Source: Wiktionary
ASSEVERATE
As*sev"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asseverated; p. pr. & vb. n. Asseverating.] Etym: [L. asseveratus, p. p. of asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus. See Severe.]
Definition: To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
Syn.
– To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See Affirm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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