In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MONOGRAPH
monograph
(noun) a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monograph (plural monographs)
A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.
Verb
monograph (third-person singular simple present monographs, present participle monographing, simple past and past participle monographed)
(transitive) To write a monograph on (a subject).
(transitive, US) Of the FDA: to publish a standard that authorizes the use of (a substance).
Anagrams
• nomograph, phonogram
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"o*graph, n. Etym: [Mono- + -graph.]
Definition: A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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