In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ENMITIES
Noun
enmities
plural of enmity
Anagrams
• minesite, misenite
Source: Wiktionary
ENMITY
En"mi*ty, n.; pl. Enmities. Etym: [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy: cf. F. inimitié, OF. enemistié. See Enemy, and cf. Amity.]
1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. No ground of enmity between us known. Milton.
2. A state of opposition; hostility. The friendship of the world is enmity with God. James iv. 4.
Syn.
– Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy; repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See Animosity, Rancor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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