In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ASSOILZIEING
Verb
assoilzieing
present participle of assoilzie
Source: Wiktionary
ASSOILZIE
As*soil"zie, As*soil"yie, v. t. Etym: [Old form assoil. See Assoil.] (Scots Law)
Definition: To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court. God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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