In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONSPIRES
Verb
conspires
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conspire
Anagrams
• cis person, cisperson, incorpses
Source: Wiktionary
CONSPIRE
Con*spire", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Conspired; p.pr. & vb.n. Conspiring.] Etym: [F. conspirer, L. onspirare to blow together, harmonize, agree, plot; con- + spirare to breathe, blow. See Spirit.]
1. To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; to plot together. They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him. Gen. xxxvii. 18. You have conspired against our royal person, Joined with an enemy proclaimed. Shak.
2. To concur to one end; to agree. The press, the pulpit, and the stage Conspire to censure and expose our age. Roscommon.
Syn.
– To unite; concur; complot; confederate; league.
Con*spire", v. t.
Definition: To plot; to plan; to combine for. Angry clouds conspire your overthrow. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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