In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
calesa (plural calesas)
Alternative spelling of kalesa
• Alsace, scalae
Source: Wiktionary
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.