In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OBSTIPATIONS
Noun
obstipations
plural of obstipation
Source: Wiktionary
OBSTIPATION
Ob`sti*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. obstipatio a close pressure; ob (see Ob- ) + stipare to press.]
1. The act of stopping up, as a passage. [Obs.] Bailey.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Extreme constipation. [Obs.] Hooper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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