In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JACOBINIZE
Jac"o*bin*ize`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jacobinized; p. pr. & vb. n. Jacobinizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. Jacobiniser.]
Definition: To taint with, or convert to, Jacobinism. France was not then jacobinized. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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