In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DUBIOSITY
Noun
dubiosity (countable and uncountable, plural dubiosities)
(rare) The state or characteristic of being dubious; a dubious assertion.
Synonyms
• dubiety
• dubiousness
Source: Wiktionary
Du`bi*os"i*ty, n.; pl. Dubiosities. Etym: [L. dubiosus.]
Definition: The state of being doubtful; a doubtful statement or thing. [R.] Men often swallow falsities for truths, dubiosities for certainties, possibilities for feasibilities. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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