In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Cy"pris (s"prs), n.; pl. Cyprides (s. Etym: [L. Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Cyprian.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of small, bivalve, freshwater Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2024
(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.