In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INFESTIVITY
In`fes*tiv"i*ty, n.
Definition: Want of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth; dullness; cheerlessness. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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