In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JUGAL
Etymology
Adjective
jugal (not comparable)
(obsolete) Relating to a yoke or marriage.
(anatomy) Pertaining to the jugal bone.
Noun
jugal (plural jugals)
(anatomy) A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.
Source: Wiktionary
Ju"gal, a. Etym: [L. jugalis, fr. jugum yoke.]
1. Relating to a yoke, or to marriage. [Obs.]
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or in the region of, the malar, or cheek bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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