In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
condolement (countable and uncountable, plural condolements)
Sorrow.
An expression of sorrow or sympathy for somebody else's bereavement; condolence.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*dole"ment, n.
1. Condolence. "A pitiful condolement." Milton.
2. Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.