CAGOT

Etymology

Noun

cagot (plural cagots)

(historical) A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca"got, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees, who until 1793 were political and social outcasts (Christian Pariahs). They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CRITICAL

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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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