In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GUERITE
Etymology
Noun
guerite (plural guerites)
A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.
Source: Wiktionary
Guer"ite, n. Etym: [F. guérite.] (Fort.)
Definition: A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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