In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BANKRUPTCY
bankruptcy
(noun) a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
bankruptcy, failure
(noun) inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; “the company had to declare bankruptcy”; “fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks”
bankruptcy
(noun) a state of complete lack of some abstract property; “spiritual bankruptcy”; “moral bankruptcy”; “intellectual bankruptcy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bankruptcy (countable and uncountable, plural bankruptcies)
A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
Source: Wiktionary
Bank"rupt*cy, n.; pl. Bankruptcies(
1. The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.
2. The act or process of becoming a bankrupt.
3. Complete loss; -- followed by of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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