In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IMPOVERISHMENTS
Noun
impoverishments
plural of impoverishment
Source: Wiktionary
IMPOVERISHMENT
Im*pov"er*ish*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.]
Definition: The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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