In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONGREE
Etymology
Verb
congree (third-person singular simple present congrees, present participle congreeing, simple past and past participle congreed)
(obsolete, intransitive) To agree.
Anagrams
• cogener
Source: Wiktionary
Con*gree", v. i. Etym: [Pref.on-+ L. gratus pleasing. Cf. Agree.]
Definition: To agree. [bs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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