In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BAPHOMET
Baph"o*met, n.Etym: [A corruption of Mahomet or Mohammed, the Arabian prophet: cf. Pr. Bafomet, OSp. Mafomat, OPg. Mafameda.]
Definition: An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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