In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DOWNTREND
Etymology
Noun
downtrend (plural downtrends)
Any gradual movement towards a lower state or value.
Verb
downtrend (third-person singular simple present downtrends, present participle downtrending, simple past and past participle downtrended)
(intransitive) To undergo a downward trend.
Source: Wiktionary
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