In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EXCISEMAN
Etymology
Noun
exciseman (plural excisemen)
An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cise"man, n.; pl. Excisemen (.
Definition: An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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