In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BACKBOND
Etymology
Noun
backbond (plural backbonds)
(Scotland, legal) An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.
Source: Wiktionary
Back"bond`, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + bond.] (Scots Law)
Definition: An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(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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