In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DYSPHONIA
dysphonia
(noun) speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dysphonia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphonias)
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
Anagrams
• aphyonids
Source: Wiktionary
Dys*pho"ni*a, Dys"pho*ny, n. Etym: [NL. dysphonia, Gr. dysphonie.] (Med.)
Definition: A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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