In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DUUMVIR
Etymology
Noun
duumvir (plural duumvirs or duumviri)
One of two persons jointly exercising the same office in Republican Rome.
Source: Wiktionary
Du*um"vir, n.; pl. E. Duumvirs, L. Duumviri. Etym: [L., fr. duo two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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