In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EUDAEMON
eudemon, eudaemon, good spirit
(noun) a benevolent spirit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
eudaemon (plural eudaemons)
A good or benevolent spirit.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu*de"mon, Eu*dæ"mon, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A good angel. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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