In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HENDECASYLLABLE
Etymology
Noun
hendecasyllable (plural hendecasyllables)
(chiefly, prosody) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.
Source: Wiktionary
Hen*dec"a*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [L. hendecasyllabus, Gr. hendécasyllabe.]
Definition: A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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