In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AUSTERER
Adjective
austerer
comparative form of austere
Anagrams
• Treasure, treasuer, treasure
Source: Wiktionary
AUSTERE
Aus*tere", Etym: [F. austère, L. austerus, fr. Gr. Sear.]
1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.
2. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life. From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose. Dryden.
3. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.
Syn.
– Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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