In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HALIDOM
Etymology
Noun
halidom (plural halidoms)
(obsolete) Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
(archaic) A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.
(archaic) Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic.
Anagrams
• holidam
Source: Wiktionary
Hal"i*dom, n. Etym: [AS. haligd holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; halig holy + -d, E. -dom. See Holy.]
1. Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths. [Archaic] So God me help and halidom. Piers Plowman. By my halidom, I was fast asleep. Shak.
2. Holy doom; the Last Day. [R.] Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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