In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
meathe
Obsolete form of mead.
Source: Wiktionary
Meath, Meathe, n. Etym: [See Mead.]
Definition: A sweet liquor; mead. [Obs.] Chaucer. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.