In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CRUCIFIXIONS
Noun
crucifixions
plural of crucifixion
Source: Wiktionary
CRUCIFIXION
Cru`ci*fix"ion (kr`s-fk"shn), n.
1. The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capital punishment.
2. The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross.
3. Intense suffering or affliction; painful trial. Do ye prove What crucifixions are in love Herrick.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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