In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
favoured (comparative more favoured, superlative most favoured)
Treated or regarded with partiality.
(in combination) Having a certain appearance or physical features.
(dated) Wearing a favour.
favoured
simple past tense and past participle of favour
Source: Wiktionary
1 June 2025
(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”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.