In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LORICATION
Etymology
Noun
lorication (countable and uncountable, plural lorications)
The act of loricating.
The protecting substance put on; a covering of scales or plates.
Source: Wiktionary
Lor`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. loricatio.]
Definition: The act of loricating; the protecting substance put on; a covering of scales or plates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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