In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MINA
myna, mynah, mina, minah, myna bird, mynah bird
(noun) tropical Asian starlings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Mina
A census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada, United States.
Anagrams
• Amin, Iman, Main, Mani, Mian, NAMI, NIMA, Naim, amin, iman, main, mani
Etymology 1
Noun
mina (plural minas)
Alternative spelling of myna
Etymology 2
Noun
mina (plural minas or minae)
(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]
(historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent. [From 16th C.]
Anagrams
• Amin, Iman, Main, Mani, Mian, NAMI, NIMA, Naim, amin, iman, main, mani
Source: Wiktionary
Mi"na, n.; pl. L. Minæ, E. Minas. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.
Mi"na, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Myna.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BOORISH
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