In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MIZENMAST
mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen
(noun) third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mizenmast (plural mizenmasts)
Alternative spelling of mizzenmast
Source: Wiktionary
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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