In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HODIERNAL
Etymology
Adjective
hodiernal (not comparable)
(archaic or literary, rare, outside, grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.
Coordinate terms
• crastinal (rare)
• hesternal (archaic or literary)
• nudiustertian (obsolete)
Anagrams
• Holderian
Source: Wiktionary
Ho"di*ern, Ho`di*er"nal, a. Etym: [L. hodiernus, fr. hodie today.]
Definition: Of this day; belonging to the present day. [R.] Boyle. Quart. Rev.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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