In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FAINEANTS
Noun
faineants
plural of faineant
Source: Wiktionary
FAINEANT
Fai`né`ant", a. Etym: [F.; fait he does + néant nothing.]
Definition: Doing nothing; shiftless.
– n.
Definition: A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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