In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
METRICIAN
Etymology
Noun
metrician (plural metricians)
(obsolete) A composer of verses.
Anagrams
• anticrime, antimeric, carminite, criminate, macrinite
Source: Wiktionary
Me*tri"cian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. métricien. See Meter rhythm.]
Definition: A composer of verses. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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