In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IMPREGN
Etymology
Verb
impregn (third-person singular simple present impregns, present participle impregning, simple past and past participle impregned)
(obsolete) To impregnate; to make fruitful.
Anagrams
• gripmen, perming
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pregn", v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. impregner. See Impregnate.]
Definition: To impregnate; to make fruitful. [Obs.] His perniciousss words, impregned With reason. Milton. Semele doth Bacchus bear Impregned of Jove. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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