In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BABYLONISH
Bab"y*lo`nish, n.
1. Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. "A Babylonish garment." Josh. vii. 21.
2. Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv.8.
3. Pertaining to Rome and papal power. [Obs.] The . . . injurious nickname of Babylonish. Gape.
4. Confused; Babel-like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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