In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISTICHOUS
Adjective
distichous (not comparable)
(botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis.
(poetry) In the form of a distich.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis"tich, Dis"tich*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. Distich, n.]
Definition: Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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