In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEIRLOOMS
Noun
heirlooms
plural of heirloom
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Source: Wiktionary
HEIRLOOM
Heir"loom`, n. Etym: [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See Loom the frame.]
Definition: Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his ancestors. Moir.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
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