In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEIRDOM
Etymology
Noun
heirdom (countable and uncountable, plural heirdoms)
An inheritance or succession.
Synonyms
• (inheritance): inheritance, heirship
Anagrams
• homerid
Source: Wiktionary
Heir"dom, n.
Definition: The state of an heir; succession by inheritance. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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