In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BESETMENT
Etymology
Noun
besetment (countable and uncountable, plural besetments)
The state of being beset.
A common threat to icebreakers is besetment, where they are trapped in the ice and unable to ram the ice to escape.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*set"ment, n.
Definition: The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin. "Fearing a besetment." Kane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEND
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
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