In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEMITTING
Verb
demitting
present participle of demit
Source: Wiktionary
DEMIT
De*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Demitting.] Etym: [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de- + mittere to send. Cf. Demise.]
1. To let fall; to depress. [R.] They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. Sir T. Browne.
2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.]
3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] General Conway demitted his office. Hume.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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