In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MARGRAVIATES
Noun
margraviates
plural of margraviate
Source: Wiktionary
MARGRAVIATE
Mar"gra*vate, Mar*gra"vi*ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. margraviat.]
Definition: The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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