In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BESTIALS
BESTIAL
Bes"tial, a. Etym: [F. bestial, L. bestialis, fr. bestia beast. See Beast.]
1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts. Among the bestial herds to range. Milton.
2. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly; sensual. Shak.
Syn.
– Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved; sensual; filthy.
Bes"tial, n.
Definition: A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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