In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MANUMITTING
MANUMIT
manumit, emancipate
(verb) free from slavery or servitude
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
manumitting
present participle of manumit
Source: Wiktionary
MANUMIT
Man`u*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manumitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Manumitting.] Etym: [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the hand + mittere to send, to send off. See Manual, and Missile.]
Definition: To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave. "Manumitted slaves." Hume.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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