In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ELSEWHERE
elsewhere
(adverb) in or to another place; “he went elsewhere”; “look elsewhere for the answer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
elsewhere (not comparable)
synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
Noun
elsewhere (plural elsewheres)
synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.
Source: Wiktionary
Else"where`, adv.
1. In any other place; as, these trees are not to be found elsewhere.
2. In some other place; in other places, indefinitely; as, it is reported in town and elsewhere.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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