In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DESIDERATION
Etymology
Noun
desideration (countable and uncountable, plural desiderations)
The act of desiderating.
Something desired.
Source: Wiktionary
De*sid`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. desideratio.]
Definition: Act of desiderating; also, the thing desired. [R.] Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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