In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISPOSITOR
Etymology
Noun
dispositor (plural dispositors)
(obsolete) A disposer.
(obsolete, astrology) The planet that is lord of the sign where another planet is.
Anagrams
• positroids
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*pos"it*or, n. Etym: [L. See Disposition.]
1. A disposer.
2. (Astrol.)
Definition: The planet which is lord of the sign where another planet is. [Obs.] Crabb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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