In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
geegaw (plural geegaws)
Alternative form of gewgaw
Source: Wiktionary
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.