In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EMPLACING
Verb
emplacing
present participle of emplace
Source: Wiktionary
EMPLACE
Em*place", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emplaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Emplacing.] [Cf. F. emplacer. See En-; Place, v. & n.]
Definition: To put into place or position; to fix on an emplacement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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