In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
epsomites
plural of epsomite
• epistomes, spitesome
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"som*ite, n.
Definition: Native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.