In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONFEREES
Noun
conferees
plural of conferee
Source: Wiktionary
CONFEREE
Con`fer*ee", n. Etym: [Cf. Referee.]
1. One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate.
2. One upon whom something is conferred.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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