In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LANDLADIES
Noun
landladies
plural of landlady
Source: Wiktionary
LANDLADY
Land"la`dy, n.; pl. Landladies. Etym: [Cf. Landlord.]
1. A woman having real estate which she leases to a tenant or tenants.
2. The mistress of an inn or lodging house.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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