In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OCTOGENARY
Etymology
Adjective
octogenary (not comparable)
(obsolete) Of eighty years of age, octogenarian
Source: Wiktionary
Oc*tog"e*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. octogenarrus, from octogeni eighty each, octoginta eighty, fr. octo eight. See Eight, Eighty.]
Definition: Of eighty years of age. "Being then octogenary." Aubrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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