In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
leitmotifs
plural of leitmotif
Source: Wiktionary
Leit"mo*tif", n. Etym: [G.] (Mus.)
Definition: See Leading motive, under Leading, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 November 2024
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.