In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GENTLEMANSHIP
Etymology
Noun
gentlemanship (uncountable)
The bearing or quality of a gentleman.
Source: Wiktionary
Gen"tle*man*ship, n.
Definition: The carriage or quality of a gentleman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PERESTROIKA
(noun) an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
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