In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HONOUR
honor, honour, purity, pureness
(noun) a woman’s virtue or chastity
honor, honour
(noun) the quality of being honorable and having a good name; “a man of honor”
award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; “an award for bravery”
honor, honour, laurels
(noun) the state of being honored
honor, honour
(verb) accept as pay; “we honor checks and drafts”
respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe
(verb) show respect towards; “honor your parents!”
honor, honour, reward
(verb) bestow honor or rewards upon; “Today we honor our soldiers”; “The scout was rewarded for courageous action”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Honour
A female given name from English, a less common spelling of Honor.
Noun
honour (countable and uncountable, plural honours)
British spelling, Canadian spelling, Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
Antonyms
• dishonour
Verb
honour (third-person singular simple present honours, present participle honouring, simple past and past participle honoured)
British spelling, Canadian spelling, Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
Source: Wiktionary
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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