In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONCLAMATION
Etymology
Noun
conclamation (plural conclamations)
(rare) An outcry or shout of many together
Source: Wiktionary
Con`cla*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. conclamatio.]
Definition: An outcry or shout of many together. [R.] Before his funeral conclamation. May (Lucan).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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