In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CENSES
Noun
censes
plural of cense
Anagrams
• scenes, sences
Source: Wiktionary
CENSE
Cense, n. Etym: [OF. cense, F. cens, L. census. See Census.]
1. A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obs.] Howell. Bacon.
2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Cense, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Censed; p. pr. & vb. n. Censing.] Etym: [Abbrev. from incense.]
Definition: To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices. The Salii sing and cense his altars round. Dryden.
Cense, v. i.
Definition: To burn or scatter incense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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