In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
disrate (third-person singular simple present disrates, present participle disrating, simple past and past participle disrated)
To lower a rate or rating
(nautical) To demote a sailor to a lower rank
• Atreids, aridest, asterid, astride, atrides, diaster, restiad, sideart, staider, staired, tardies, tirades, tradies
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Dis*rate", v. t.
Definition: To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade. Marryat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.