In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MERKS
Proper noun
Merks
plural of Merk
Anagrams
• kmers, smerk
Noun
merks
plural of merk
Anagrams
• kmers, smerk
Source: Wiktionary
MERK
Merk, n. Etym: [See Marc.]
Definition: An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc. [Scot.]
Merk, n.
Definition: A mark; a sign. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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