In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DULIAS
Noun
dulias
plural of dulia
Source: Wiktionary
DULIA
Du*li"a, n. Etym: [LL., fr. Gr. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: An inferior kind of veneration or worship, given to the angels and saints as the servants of God.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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