In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INSUBJECTION
Etymology
Noun
insubjection (uncountable)
Lack of subjection or obedience.
Source: Wiktionary
In`sub*jec"tion, n.
Definition: Want of subjection or obedience; a state of disobedience, as to government.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
10 January 2025
INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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