In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EDUCATING
Verb
educating
present participle of educate
Source: Wiktionary
EDUCATE
Ed"u*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Educated; p. pr. & vb. n. Educating.] Etym: [L. educatus, p. p. of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr. educere to Educe.]
Definition: To bring as, to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste.
Syn.
– To develop; instruct; teach; inform; enlighten; edify; bring up; train; breed; rear; discipline; indoctrinate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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