In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OPEROSITY
Etymology
Noun
operosity (uncountable)
laboriousness
• Bishop Hall
Source: Wiktionary
Op`er*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. operositas.]
Definition: Laboriousness. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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