In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
leaguered
simple past tense and past participle of leaguer
Source: Wiktionary
Lea"guer, n. Etym: [D.leger camp, bed, couch, lair. See Lair, and cf.Beleaguer.]
1. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. b. Jonson.
2. A siege or beleaguering. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Lea"guer, v. t.
Definition: To besiege; to beleaguer. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.