In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERRECKONED
Verb
overreckoned
simple past tense and past participle of overreckon
Source: Wiktionary
OVERRECKON
O`ver*reck"on, v. t.
Definition: To reckon too highly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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