In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GLEBOUS
Etymology
Adjective
glebous (comparative more glebous, superlative most glebous)
gleby
Source: Wiktionary
Gleb"ous, Gleb"y, a. Etym: [Cf. L. glaebosus cloddy.]
Definition: Pertaining to the glebe; turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful. "Gleby land." Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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