In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INTENDANTS
Noun
intendants
plural of intendant
Source: Wiktionary
INTENDANT
In*tend"ant, n. Etym: [F. intendant, fr. L. intendere to direct (one's thoughts) to a thing. See Intend.]
Definition: One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance.
In*tend"ant, a. Etym: [See Intend.]
Definition: Attentive. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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