In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COADJUTANT
Etymology
Adjective
coadjutant (not comparable)
Mutually assisting or operating; helping.
Noun
coadjutant (plural coadjutants)
An assistant.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*ad"ju*tant, a.
Definition: Mutually assisting or operating; helping. J. Philips.
Co*ad"ju*tant, n.
Definition: An assistant. R. North.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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