In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FOURTEEN
fourteen, xiv
(adjective) being one more than thirteen
fourteen, XIV
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Numeral
fourteen
The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.
Coordinate terms
• Prev: thirteen. Next: fifteen.
Source: Wiktionary
Four"teen`, a. Etym: [OE. fourtene, feowertene, AS. feówert, feówert. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Forty.]
Definition: Four and ten more; twice seven.
Four"teen`, n.
1. The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects.
2. A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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