In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CATHOLICOSES
Noun
catholicoses
plural of catholicos
Source: Wiktionary
CATHOLICOS
Ca*thol"i*cos, n. Etym: [NL. See Catholic.] (Eccl.)
Definition: The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis.
Note: The Patriarch of Constantinople is the civil head of the Armenians in Turkey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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