In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INEFFICIENCY
inefficiency
(noun) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inefficiency (countable and uncountable, plural inefficiencies)
Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ef*fi"cien*cy, n.
Definition: The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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