In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ESCROWED
Verb
escrowed
simple past tense and past participle of escrow
Anagrams
• rescowed, scowered
Source: Wiktionary
ESCROW
Es"crow, n. Etym: [OF. escroe, escroue, a roll of writings, bond. See Scroll.] (Law)
Definition: A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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