In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DOWNSTATE
Etymology
Noun
downstate (plural downstates)
(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
Adjective
downstate (comparative more downstate, superlative most downstate)
(US) Of the southern section of a state.
Adverb
downstate (comparative more downstate, superlative most downstate)
(US) To the southern section of a state.
Source: Wiktionary
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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