In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
melampode (uncountable)
(obsolete) The black hellebore.
Source: Wiktionary
Mel"am*pode, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: The black hellebore. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2024
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.