In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EFFEMINACIES
Noun
effeminacies
plural of effeminacy
Source: Wiktionary
EFFEMINACY
Ef*fem"i*na*cy, n.; pl. Effeminacies. Etym: [From Effeminate.]
Definition: Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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