In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DETINUES
Noun
detinues
plural of detinue
Source: Wiktionary
DETINUE
Det"i*nue, n. Etym: [OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of detenir to detain. See Detain.]
Definition: A person or thing detained; (Law)
Definition: a form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained. Writ of detinue (Law), one that lies against him who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in possession, to recover the thing itself, or its value and damages, from the detainer. It is now in a great measure superseded by other remedies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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