In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BAILIES
Proper noun
Bailies
plural of Bailie
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Noun
bailies
plural of bailie
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• alibies, bialies
Source: Wiktionary
BAILIE
Bail"ie, n. Etym: [See Bailiff.]
Definition: An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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