In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DOYEN
dean, doyen
(noun) a man who is the senior member of a group; “he is the dean of foreign correspondents”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
doyen (plural doyens)
(obsolete) A commander in charge of ten men.
The senior, or eldest male member of a group.
(colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.
Anagrams
• Doney, doney, noyed
Source: Wiktionary
Doy`en", n. [F. See Dean.]
Definition: Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the doyen of French physicians. "This doyen of newspapers." A. R. Colquhoun.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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