In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISCONCEIVED
Verb
misconceived
simple past tense and past participle of misconceive
Source: Wiktionary
MISCONCEIVE
Mis`con*ceive", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Misconceived; p. pr. & vb. n. Misconceiving.]
Definition: To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend. Those things which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they have misconceived. Hooker.
Syn.
– To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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