In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BERIT
Berith, Berit, Brith, Bris, Briss
(noun) the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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