In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONCUPISCENCE
Etymology
Noun
concupiscence (countable and uncountable, plural concupiscences)
An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
• St. Augustine, The Confessions X, 30, 41. translated by Maria Boulding
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cu"pis*cence, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. concupiscentia.]
Definition: Sexual lust; morbid carnal passion. Concupiscence like a pestilence walketh in darkness. Horne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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