In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GUILLEMET
Etymology
Noun
guillemet (plural guillemets)
Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as “ and ”.
Synonyms
• angle quote
• chevron (Typography)
• duckfoot quote
• double angle quotation mark (Unicode name)
Source: Wiktionary
Guil"le*met`, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A quotation mark. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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