In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BRITISHISM
Anglicism, Britishism
(noun) a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism
(noun) an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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