In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DAKOITY
dacoity, dakoity
(noun) robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
dakoity (plural dakoities)
Alternative spelling of dacoity
Source: Wiktionary
Da*koit", n., Da*koit"y, n.
Definition: See Dacoit, Dacoity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUPERFETATION
(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”
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