In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PASSEE
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee
(adjective) out of fashion; “a suit of rather antique appearance”; “demode (or outmoded) attire”; “outmoded ideas”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pas`sé", masc. Pas`sé"e, fem., a. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passée belle. Ld. Lytton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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