In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MONADELPHIA
Mon`a*del"phi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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4 October 2024
DOSSIER
(noun) a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person’s record)
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