In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISORDER
Etymology
Noun
misorder (plural misorders)
(obsolete) irregularity; disorder
Verb
misorder (third-person singular simple present misorders, present participle misordering, simple past and past participle misordered)
(transitive) To sort or arrange incorrectly.
Anagrams
• morrised
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*or"der, v. t.
Definition: To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [Obs.] Shak.
Mis*or"der, n.
Definition: Irregularity; disorder. [Obs.] Camden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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