In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
dilatoriness, procrastination
(noun) slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dilatoriness (usually uncountable, plural dilatorinesses)
the state or quality of being dilatory
Source: Wiktionary
Dil"a*to*ri*ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.