In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GRIEVER
mourner, griever, sorrower, lamenter
(noun) a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
griever (plural grievers)
One who grieves
Source: Wiktionary
Griev"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, grieves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SET
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”
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