In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DERELICTIONS
Noun
derelictions
plural of dereliction
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DERELICTION
Der`e*lic"tion, n. Etym: [L. derelictio.]
1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other powers. Burke.
2. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment. A total dereliction of military duties. Sir W. Scott.
3. The state of being left or abandoned.
4. (Law)
Definition: A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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