In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NONPROSSED
Verb
nonprossed
simple past tense and past participle of nonpros
Source: Wiktionary
NONPROS
Non`-pros", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonprossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Non- prossing.]
Definition: To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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