In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EFFLUXIONS
Noun
effluxions
plural of effluxion
Source: Wiktionary
EFFLUXION
Ef*flux"ion, n. Etym: [From Efflux.]
1. The act of flowing out; effusion.
2. That which flows out; effluvium; emanation. Some light effluxions from spirit to spirit. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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