In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NONEXISTENCE
nonexistence, nonentity
(noun) the state of not existing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nonexistence (countable and uncountable, plural nonexistences)
The state of not existing.
Synonyms
• See inexistence
Source: Wiktionary
Non`ex*ist"ence, n.
1. Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity. A. Baxter.
2. A thing that has no existence. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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