In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CANTION
Etymology
Noun
cantion (plural cantions)
(obsolete) A song or verses.
Anagrams
• actinon, contain
Source: Wiktionary
Can"tion, n. Etym: [L. cantio, from canere to sing.]
Definition: A song or verses. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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