In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MADNESSES
Noun
madnesses
plural of madness
Source: Wiktionary
MADNESS
Mad"ness, n. Etym: [From Mad, a.]
1. The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.
2. Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly.
Syn.
– Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation; monomania. See Insanity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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