In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CLAUDICATION
lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness, claudication
(noun) disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
claudication (countable and uncountable, plural claudications)
A temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles.
A specific limp caused by this pain.
Source: Wiktionary
Clau`di*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. claudicatio.]
Definition: A halting or limping. [R.] Tatler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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