In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISCERNER
Etymology
Noun
discerner (plural discerners)
One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, or judges.
Anagrams
• rescinder
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cern"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, perceives, or judges; as, a discerner of truth, of right and wrong. A great observer and discerner of men's natures. Clarendon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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