In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INTROMITS
Verb
intromits
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intromit
Source: Wiktionary
INTROMIT
In`tro*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intromitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intromitting.] Etym: [L. intromittere, intromissum; intro- within + mittere to send.]
1. To send in or put in; to insert or introduce. Greenhill.
2. To allow to pass in; to admit. Glass in the window intromits light, without cold. Holder.
In`tro*mit", v. i. (Scots Law)
Definition: To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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