In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FROEBELIAN
Froe*bel"i*an, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, Friedrich Froebel, or the kindergarten system of education, which he organized. -- n.
Definition: One who teaches by, or advocates the use of, the kindergarten system.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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