In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LEARED
Verb
leared
simple past tense and past participle of lear
Anagrams
• Leader, dealer, leader, red ale, redeal, relade, relead
Source: Wiktionary
LEAR
Lear, v. t.
Definition: To learn. See Lere, to learn. [Obs.]
Lear, n.
Definition: Lore; lesson. [Obs.] Spenser.
Lear, a.
Definition: See Leer, a. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Lear, n.
Definition: An annealing oven. See Leer, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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