In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISPRIZED
Etymology
Verb
disprized
simple past tense and past participle of disprize
Adjective
disprized (comparative more disprized, superlative most disprized)
Undervalued, disparaged.
Source: Wiktionary
DISPRIZE
Dis*prize", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Dispraise.]
Definition: To do preciate. [R.] Cotton (Ode to Lydia).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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