In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INTERPOSITIONS
Noun
interpositions
plural of interposition
Source: Wiktionary
INTERPOSITION
In`ter*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpositio a putting between, insertion, fr. interponere, interpositum: cf. F. interposition. See Interpone, Position.]
1. The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
2. The thing interposed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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