In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MECKELIAN
Meck*e"li*an, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German anatomist. Meckelian cartilage, the cartilaginous rod which forms the axis of the mandible; -- called also Meckel's cartilage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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