In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BACHELORISM
Etymology
Noun
bachelorism (countable and uncountable, plural bachelorisms)
Bachelorhood.
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Source: Wiktionary
Bach"e*lor*ism, n.
Definition: Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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