In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PACTS
Noun
pacts
plural of pact
Verb
pacts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pact
Anagrams
• Capts, PCAST, PCATs, TCAPs, capts
Source: Wiktionary
PACT
Pact, n. Etym: [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. paca bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacie. Cf. Peace, Fadge, v.]
Definition: An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. Bacon. The engagement and pact of society whish goes by the name of the constitution. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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