In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PEASES
Verb
peases
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pease
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• passĂ©e
Source: Wiktionary
PEASE
Pease, n.; obs.pl. Peases, Peasen. Etym: [See Pea.]
1. A pea. [Obs.] "A peose." "Bread . . . of beans and of peses." Piers Plowman.
2. A plural form of Pea. See the Note under Pea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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