In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEPRECIATIONS
Noun
depreciations
plural of depreciation
Source: Wiktionary
DEPRECIATION
De*pre`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dépréciation.]
1. The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation.
2. The falling of value; reduction of worth. Burke.
3. the state of being depreciated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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