In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EVENSONGS
Noun
evensongs
plural of evensong
Source: Wiktionary
EVENSONG
E"ven*song`, n. Etym: [AS. æfensang.]
Definition: A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong. Wyclif. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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