In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NEPHEWS
Proper noun
Nephews
plural of Nephew
Noun
nephews
plural of nephew
Source: Wiktionary
NEPHEW
Neph"ew (; in England , n. Etym: [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, gr. nepat grandson, descendant. sq. root262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]
1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren,]. 1 Tim. v. 4. If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. Jer. Taylor.
2. A cousin. [Obs.] Shak.
3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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