In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GENTLEFOLK
gentlefolk
(noun) people of good family and breeding and high social status
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gentlefolk pl (plural only)
(archaic) People of superior social position.
Synonyms: aristocrats, the high-born, upper class
Antonyms: the low-born, lower class
Source: Wiktionary
Gen"tle*folk`, Gen"tle*folks` (, n. pl.
Definition: Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. Etym: [Generally in the United States in the plural form.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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