In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ENCHANTER
enchanter
(noun) a sorcerer or magician
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enchanter
One who enchants or delights.
A spellcaster, conjurer, wizard, sorcerer or soothsayer who specializes in enchantments.
Anagrams
• re-enchant, reenchant
Source: Wiktionary
En*chant"er, n. Etym: [Cf. F. enchanteur.]
Definition: One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; also, one who delights as by an enchantment. Like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing. Shelley. Enchanter's nightshade (Bot.), a genus (Circæa) of low inconspicuous, perennial plants, found in damp, shady places.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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