In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PACATION
Etymology
Noun
pacation (uncountable)
(formal) pacifying, placation
Anagrams
• capitano, capotain, copatain
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*ca"tion, n. [L. pacatio.]
Definition: The act of pacifying; a peacemaking. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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