In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FRANKMARRIAGE
Frank"-mar"riage, n. Etym: [Frank free + marriage.] (Eng. Law)
Definition: A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the donor), and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten. [Obs.] Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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