In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEMATIC
hemic, haemic, hematic, haematic
(adjective) relating to or containing or affecting blood; “a hematic cyst”; “a hematic crisis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hematic (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, affecting or containing blood
Noun
hematic (plural hematics)
hematinic
Source: Wiktionary
He*mat"ic, a.
Definition: Same as Hæmatic.
He*mat"ic, n. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine designed to improve the condition of the blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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