In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GAYETY
Noun
gayety (usually uncountable, plural gayeties)
Alternative spelling of gaiety
Source: Wiktionary
Gay"e*ty, n.; pl. Gayeties (. [Written also gaiety.] Etym: [F. gaieté. See Gay, a.]
1. The state of being gay; merriment; mirth; acts or entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight; -- used often in the plural; as, the gayeties of the season.
2. Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.
Syn.
– Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee; blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See Liveliness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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