In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FOREBEAR
forebear, forbear
(noun) a person from whom you are descended
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
forebear (plural forebears)
An ancestor.
Usage notes
• Not to be confused with: forbear verb.
Antonyms
• afterbear
Verb
forebear (third-person singular simple present forebears, present participle forebearing, simple past forebore, past participle foreborne)
Obsolete spelling of forbear.
Anagrams
• forbeare
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*bear", n.
Definition: An ancestor. See Forbear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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