In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MAAT
Maat, a. [See Mate, a.]
Definition: Dejected; sorrowful; downcast. [Obs.] "So piteous and so maat." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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