In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FIVEFOLD
quintuple, fivefold, five-fold
(adjective) having five units or components
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fivefold (not comparable)
In fives; consisting of five in one; quintuple.
Adverb
fivefold (not comparable)
By a factor of five.
Source: Wiktionary
Five"fold`, a. & adv.
Definition: In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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