In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISDEMEAN
misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
(verb) behave badly; “The children misbehaved all morning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
misdemean (third-person singular simple present misdemeans, present participle misdemeaning, simple past and past participle misdemeaned)
(reflexive) To behave badly; with a reflexive pronoun, i.e. to misdemean oneself.
(intransitive) To misbehave.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis`de*mean", v. t.
Definition: To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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