In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PATRIARCHISMS
Noun
patriarchisms
plural of patriarchism
Source: Wiktionary
PATRIARCHISM
Pa"tri*arch*ism, n.
Definition: Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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