In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LASTAGE
Etymology
Noun
lastage (countable and uncountable, plural lastages)
(obsolete) A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.
(obsolete) A tax on wares sold by the last.
(obsolete) The lading of a ship; ballast.
(obsolete) Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.
Anagrams
• agelast, algates, tag sale
Source: Wiktionary
Last"age n. Etym: [E. lestage ballasting, fr. lest ballast, or LL. lastagium, lestagium. See Last a load.]
1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. [Obs.]
2. A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] Cowell.
3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast. Spelman.
4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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