In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MOUNTEBANKISMS
Noun
mountebankisms
plural of mountebankism
Source: Wiktionary
MOUNTEBANKISM
Mount"e*bank*ism, n.
Definition: The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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