In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INITIATIONS
Noun
initiations
plural of initiation
Source: Wiktionary
INITIATION
In*i`ti*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. initiatio: cf. F. initiation.]
1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc. "The initiation of coursers of events." Pope.
2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order. Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our initiation into sacred mysteries. Broome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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