In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OWELTY
Etymology
Noun
owelty (plural owelties)
(legal) equality
Source: Wiktionary
Ow"el*ty, n. Etym: [OF. oelté, ivelté.] (Law)
Definition: Equality; -- sometimes written ovelty and ovealty. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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