In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PARTICIPANTS
Noun
participants
plural of participant
Source: Wiktionary
PARTICIPANT
Par*tic"i*pant, a. Etym: [L. participans, p.pr. of participare: cf. F. participant. See Participate.]
Definition: Sharing; participating; having a share of part. Bacon.
Par*tic"i*pant, n.
Definition: A participator; a partaker. Participants in their . . . mysterious rites. Bp. Warburton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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