In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FORESIGNIFY
Etymology
Verb
foresignify (third-person singular simple present foresignifies, present participle foresignifying, simple past and past participle foresignified)
(transitive) To signify beforehand; foreshow.
Synonyms
• foreshow
• foretoken
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*sig"ni*fy, v. t.
Definition: To signify beforehand; to foreshow; to typify. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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