In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
METROLOGY
metrology
(noun) the scientific study of measurement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
metrology (countable and uncountable, plural metrologies)
(uncountable) The science of weights and measures or of measurement.
(countable) A system of weights and measures.
Source: Wiktionary
Me*trol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -métrologie.]
Definition: The science of, or a system of, weights and measures; also, a treatise on the subject.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SENSE
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