In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERGIVES
Verb
overgives
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overgive
Anagrams
• gives over, vegivores
Source: Wiktionary
OVERGIVE
O`ver*give", v. t.
Definition: To give over; to surrender; to yield. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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