In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONGRUE
Etymology
Verb
congrue (third-person singular simple present congrues, present participle congruing, simple past and past participle congrued)
(obsolete) To agree; to be suitable.
Source: Wiktionary
Con"grue", v. i. Etym: [L. congruere. See Congruous.]
Definition: To agree; to be suitable. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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