In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISGOVERNED
Verb
misgoverned
simple past tense and past participle of misgovern
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*gov"erned, a.
Definition: Ill governed, as a people; ill directed. "Rude, misgoverned hands." Shak.
MISGOVERN
Mis*gov"ern, v. t.
Definition: To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country. Knolles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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