In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
czarevna (plural czarevnas)
Alternative spelling of tsarevna
Source: Wiktionary
Cza*rev"na (z-rv"n), n. Etym: [Russ. tsarevna.]
Definition: The title of the wife of the czarowitz.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.