In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LEGITIMIZES
Verb
legitimizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of legitimize
Source: Wiktionary
LEGITIMIZE
Le*git"i*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Legitimized; p. pr. & vb. n. Legitimizing.]
Definition: To legitimate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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