In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
messages
plural of message
messages pl (plural only)
(Ireland, Scotland and Northern England) Shopping, groceries, errands.
messages
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of message
Source: Wiktionary
Mes"sage (; 48), n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L. mittere, missum, to send. See Mission, and cf. Messenger.]
1. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another. Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. Judg. iii. 20.
2. Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message. Message shell. See Shell.
Mes"sage, v. t.
Definition: To bear as a message. [Obs.]
Mes"sage, n. Etym: [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.]
Definition: A messenger. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.