In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHALLAN
Etymology
Noun
challan (plural challans or challan)
(South Asia) An official form or other kind of document, piece of paperwork, citation etc.
Verb
challan (third-person singular simple present challans, present participle challaning, simple past and past participle challaned)
(South Asia) To issue an official infringement citation.
Anagrams
• Lachlan
Source: Wiktionary
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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