In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
patcheries
plural of patchery
• petcharies, preachiest
Source: Wiktionary
Patch"er*y, n.
Definition: Botchery; covering of defects; bungling; hypocrisy. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.