In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GARRETED
Etymology
Adjective
garreted (not comparable)
(obsolete) Protected by turrets.
Lodged in a garret.
Anagrams
• Tredegar, gartered, regrated
Source: Wiktionary
Gar"ret*ed, a.
Definition: Protected by turrets. [Obs.] R. Carew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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