In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EPARCH
eparch
(noun) the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece
eparch
(noun) a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eparch (plural eparches)
(historical, Ancient Greece) The governor or prefect of a province.
The ruler of an eparchy.
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy.
Anagrams
• pearch, preach
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"arch, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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