In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
authoress
(noun) a woman author
Source: WordNet® 3.1
authoress (plural authoresses)
(dated) A female author.
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Source: Wiktionary
Au"thor*ess, n.
Definition: A female author. Glover.
Note: The word is not very much used, author being commonly applied to a female writer as well as to a male.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 December 2024
(adjective) having everything extraneous removed including contents; “the bare walls”; “the cupboard was bare”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.