In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LATINIZING
Verb
latinizing
present participle of latinize
Verb
Latinizing
present participle of Latinize
Source: Wiktionary
LATINIZE
Lat"in*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latinized; p. pr. & vb. n. Latinizing.] Etym: [L. latinizare: cf. F.latiniser.]
1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.
2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech. "Latinized races." Lowell.
3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
Lat"in*ize, v. i.
Definition: To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. Dryden.
2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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