In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CRYER
Proper noun
Cryer (plural Cryers)
A surname for a town crier.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cryer is the 10180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3168 individuals. Cryer is most common among White (75.22%) and Black/African American (17.2%) individuals.
Noun
cryer (plural cryers)
Archaic form of crier.
Source: Wiktionary
Cry"er (-r), n. Etym: [F. faucon gruyer a falcon trained to fly at the crane, fr. crye crane, fr. L. crus crane. Cf. Cryal.]
Definition: The female of the hawk; a falcon-gentil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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