In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CUCKOLDOM
cuckoldom
(noun) the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cuckoldom (countable and uncountable, plural cuckoldoms)
cuckoldry
Source: Wiktionary
Cuck"ol*dom (-l-dm), n.
Definition: The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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