In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ENDEARED
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endeared
simple past tense and past participle of endear
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ENDEAR
En*dear", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Endearing.]
1. To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king." Shak.
2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. [R.] King James I. (1618).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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