In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CORRIGENDUM
corrigendum
(noun) a printer’s error; to be corrected
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
corrigendum (plural corrigenda)
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
Synonym: erratum
(usually, in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
Synonym: errata
Source: Wiktionary
Cor`ri*gen"dum (kr`r-jn"dm), n.; pl. Corrigenda (-d. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A fault or error to be corrected.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RIGHT
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