In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MINUEND
minuend
(noun) the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
minuend (plural minuends)
(arithmetic) A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.
Anagrams
• unmined
Source: Wiktionary
Min"u*end, n. Etym: [L. minuendus to be diminished, fr. minuere to lessen, diminish. See Minish.] (Arith.)
Definition: The number from which another number is to be subtracted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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