In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISCOVERT
Etymology
Noun
discovert (plural discoverts)
(obsolete) An uncovered place or part.
Adjective
discovert (not comparable)
(legal, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cov"ert, a. Etym: [Cf. F. découvert uncovered, OF. descovert. See Discover, Covert.] (Law)
Definition: Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
Dis*cov"ert, n.
Definition: An uncovered place or part. [Obs.] At discovert, uncovered. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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