In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NODATION
Etymology
Noun
nodation (uncountable)
The act of making a knot.
The state of being knotted.
Anagrams
• D'Antonio, Dantonio, donation
Source: Wiktionary
No*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. nodatio knottiness.]
Definition: Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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