In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DURANT
Durant, Will Durant, William James Durant
(noun) United States historian (1885-1981)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Durant (plural Durants)
A surname.
Durant
An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
A city in Cedar County, Muscatine County and Scott County, Iowa, United States.
A city in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oklahoma, United States.
A city, the county seat of Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Durant is the 2889th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12428 individuals. Durant is most common among White (51.96%) and Black/African American (36.82%) individuals.
Anagrams
• truand, tundra
Etymology
Noun
durant
Alternative form of durance
(historical) A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.
Anagrams
• truand, tundra
Source: Wiktionary
Dur"ant, n. Etym: [F. durant, p. pr. of durer to last. Cf. Durance.]
Definition: See Durance, 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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