In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
octaroon (plural octaroons)
Alternative spelling of octoroon
• coronato
Source: Wiktionary
Oc`ta*roon", n.
Definition: See Octoroon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.