In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HISTOPHYLY
His*toph"y*ly, n. Etym: [Gr. "isto`s tissue + Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly. Haeckel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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