In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AVENGEFUL
Etymology
Adjective
avengeful (comparative more avengeful, superlative most avengeful)
(obsolete) vengeful
Source: Wiktionary
A*venge"ful, a.
Definition: Vengeful. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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