In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEFRAYMENT
payment, defrayal, defrayment
(noun) the act of paying money
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
defrayment (countable and uncountable, plural defrayments)
The payment of charges.
Source: Wiktionary
De*fray"ment, n.
Definition: Payment of charges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
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