In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONVALESCENCE
convalescence, recuperation, recovery
(noun) gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
convalescence (countable and uncountable, plural convalescences)
A gradual healing after illness or injury.
The period of time spent healing.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`va*les"cence, Con`va*les"cen*cy, n. Etym: [L. convalescentia: cf. F. convalescence.]
Definition: The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUFFOCATION
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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