In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ENFEVER
Etymology
Verb
enfever (third-person singular simple present enfevers, present participle enfevering, simple past and past participle enfevered)
(transitive) to excite fever in
Source: Wiktionary
En*fe"ver, v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + fever: cf. F. enfiévrer.]
Definition: To excite fever in. [R.] A. Seward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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