In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FERULAE
Noun
ferulae
plural of ferula
Source: Wiktionary
FERULA
Fer"u*la, n. Etym: [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.]
1. A ferule. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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