In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GERUNDIVES
Noun
gerundives
plural of gerundive
Source: Wiktionary
GERUNDIVE
Ge*run"dive, a. Etym: [L. gerundivus.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial.
– n. (Lat. Gram.)
Definition: The future passive participle; as, amandus, i. e., to be loved.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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