In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CAPITULARIES
Noun
capitularies
plural of capitulary
Source: Wiktionary
CAPITULARY
Ca*pit"u*la*ry, n.; pl. Capitularies. Etym: [See Capitular.]
1. A capitular.
2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council.
3. A collection of laws or statutes, civil and ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or sections. Several of Charlemagne's capitularies. Hallam.
Ca*pit"u*la*ry, a.
Definition: Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular. "Capitulary acts." Warton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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