In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INCORRUPTION
incorruptness, incorruption
(noun) characterized by integrity or probity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incorruption (usually uncountable, plural incorruptions)
(archaic) The state of being incorrupt.
Synonyms
• incorruptness
Source: Wiktionary
In"cor*rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See In- not, and Corruption.]
Definition: The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 1 Cor. xv. 42. The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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