In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NOCTUARY
Etymology
Noun
noctuary (plural noctuaries)
A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal.
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Source: Wiktionary
Noc"tu*a*ry, n. Etym: [L. noctu by night.]
Definition: A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary. [R.] Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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