In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISENTRANCE
Etymology
Verb
disentrance (third-person singular simple present disentrances, present participle disentrancing, simple past and past participle disentranced)
To awaken from a trance or deep sleep; to arouse from a reverie.
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• nectrideans
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`en*trance", v. t.
Definition: To awaken from a trance or an enchantment. Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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