In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OLDENING
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oldening
present participle of olden
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OLDEN
Old"en, a.
Definition: Old; ancient; as, the olden time. "A minstrel of the olden stamp." J. C. Shairp.
Old"en, v. i.
Definition: To grow old; to age. [R.] She had oldened in that time. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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