In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LECTIONS
Noun
lections
plural of lection
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Source: Wiktionary
LECTION
Lec"tion, n. Etym: [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read. See lesson, Legend.]
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in divine service.
2. A reading; a variation in the text. We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the new lections into the text. De Quincey.
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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