In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EMANCIPATIONIST
abolitionist, emancipationist
(noun) a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
emancipationist (plural emancipationists)
An advocate of the emancipation of slaves
Source: Wiktionary
E*man`ci*pa"tion*ist, n.
Definition: An advocate of emancipation, esp. the emancipation of slaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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