In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HOMONYMIES
Noun
homonymies
plural of homonymy
Source: Wiktionary
HOMONYMY
Ho*mon"y*my, n. Etym: [Gr. homonymie.]
1. Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations. Holland. Homonymy may be as well in place as in persons. Fuller.
2. Sameness of name or designation of things or persons which are different; ambiguity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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