In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HOSPITABLENESS
hospitableness
(noun) having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hospitableness (uncountable)
The quality of being hospitable.
Antonyms
• unhospitableness
Source: Wiktionary
Hos"pi*ta*ble*ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being hospitable; hospitality. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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