In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AYATOLLAH
ayatollah
(noun) a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
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Etymology
Noun
ayatollah (plural ayatollahs)
A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
(colloquial) An authority on any subject.
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