In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AUGUSTNESS
Etymology
Noun
augustness (usually uncountable, plural augustnesses)
The state or quality of being august or noble.
Source: Wiktionary
Au*gust"ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being august; dignity of mien; grandeur; magnificence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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