In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Brak"y, a.
Definition: Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough; thorny. In the woods and braky glens. W. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.