In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CORIVALS
Noun
corivals
plural of corival
Source: Wiktionary
CORIVAL
Co*ri"val (k-r"val), n.
Definition: A rival; a corrival.
Co*ri"val, v. t.
Definition: To rival; to pretend to equal. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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