In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EMBRANGLING
Verb
embrangling
present participle of embrangle
Source: Wiktionary
EMBRANGLE
Em*bran"gle, v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + brangle.]
Definition: To confuse; to entangle. I am lost and embrangled in inextricable difficulties. Berkeley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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