In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INTERMITTENCES
Noun
intermittences
plural of intermittence
Source: Wiktionary
INTERMITTENCE
In`ter*mit"tence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intermittence.]
Definition: Act or state of intermitting; intermission. Tyndall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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