In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IGNIFY
Etymology
Verb
ignify (third-person singular simple present ignifies, present participle ignifying, simple past and past participle ignified)
(obsolete) To form into fire.
Source: Wiktionary
Ig"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ignifying.] Etym: [L. ignis fire + -fy.]
Definition: To form into fire. [R.] Stukeley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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