In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NOSEL
Nos"el, v. t. Etym: [See Noursle.]
Definition: To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle. [Obs.] If any man use the Scripture . . . to nosel thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet. Tyndale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) (of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line
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