In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PATINIZE
patinate, patinize, patinise
(verb) coat with a patina
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
patinize (third-person singular simple present patinizes, present participle patinizing, simple past and past participle patinized)
(transitive) To give a patina to.
Source: Wiktionary
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