In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DENUNCIATIONS
Noun
denunciations
plural of denunciation
Source: Wiktionary
DENUNCIATION
De*nun`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. denuntiatio, -ciatio.]
1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [Obs.] Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage. Bp. Hall.
2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.
3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment. Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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