In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AVIATRIX
aviatrix, airwoman, aviatress
(noun) a woman aviator
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aviatrix (plural aviatrices or aviatrixes)
(dated) A female aviator.
Usage notes
• In common usage, the etymologically-consistent plural form aviatrices is over three times more common than the Anglicised plural form aviatrixes.
Synonyms
• aviatress
• aviatrice
• pilotess
Hypernyms
• aviator (male or female)
• flier, flyer (male or female)
• pilot (male or female)
Coordinate terms
• aviator (male)
Source: Wiktionary
A"vi*a`tress, A`vi*a"trix, n.
Definition: A woman aviator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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