In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
fest (plural fests)
(in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
Synonym: festival
(in combination) An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.
• ETFs, FETs, FTEs, FTSE, Stef, efts, fets, tefs
Source: Wiktionary
Fest, n. Etym: [See Fist.]
Definition: The fist. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fest, Fes"te, n.
Definition: A feast. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.