In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INDISPENSABLES
Noun
indispensables
plural of indispensable
Source: Wiktionary
INDISPENSABLE
In`dis*pen"sa*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dispensable: cf. F. indispensable.]
1. Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release or exemption. [R.] The law was moral and indispensable. Bp. Burnet.
3. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
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