In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ETHIOPIC
E`thi*o"pi*an, E`thi*op"ic, a.
Definition: Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.
E`thi*op"ic, n.
Definition: The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also called Geez.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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