In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MEMSAHIB
memsahib
(noun) a woman sahib
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
memsahib (plural memsahibs)
(India, historical, as a respectful term of address) A white European woman in colonial India.
Coordinate term: sahib
Source: Wiktionary
Mem"-sa`hib, n. [Hind. mem-sahib; mem (fr. E. ma'am) + Ar. çahib master. See Sahib.]
Definition: Lady; mistress; -- used by Hindustani-speaking natives in India in addressing European women.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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