In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONSECRATION
consecration
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
consecration
(noun) a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); “his consecration to study”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
consecration (countable and uncountable, plural consecrations)
The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`se*cra"tion, n. Etym: [L. consecratio: cf. F. consécration.]
Definition: The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication. Until the days of your consecration be at an end. Lev. viii. 33. Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemny declares it so. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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