In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HELES
Verb
heles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hele
Anagrams
• Ehles, heels
Source: Wiktionary
HELE
Hele, n. Etym: [See Heal, n.]
Definition: Health; welfare. [Obs.] "In joy and perfyt hele." Chaucer.
Hele, v. t. Etym: [AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G. hehlen, L. celare. sq. root17. See Hell, and cf. Conceal.]
Definition: To hide; to cover; to roof. [Obs.] Hide and hele things. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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