In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DECROWN
Etymology
Verb
decrown (third-person singular simple present decrowns, present participle decrowning, simple past and past participle decrowned)
(transitive) To deprive of a crown; to discrown.
(transitive, dentistry) To decoronate (a tooth).
Anagrams
• crowned
Source: Wiktionary
De*crown", v. t.
Definition: To deprive of a crown; to discrown. [R.] Hakewill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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