In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
incognizance
(noun) a lack of knowledge or recognition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incognizance (uncountable)
Failure to cognize, apprehend, or notice.
Now, this incognizance may be explained on three possible hypotheses.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cog"ni*zance, n.
Definition: Failure to cognize, apprehended, or notice. This incognizance may be explained. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.