In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
hartened
simple past tense and past participle of harten
• Renthead, adherent, anthered, hand tree, neatherd, threaden
Source: Wiktionary
Hart"en, v. t.
Definition: To hearten; to encourage; to incite. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.