In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PEERAGES
Noun
peerages
plural of peerage
Source: Wiktionary
PEERAGE
Peer"age, n. Etym: [See Peer an equal, and cf. Parage.]
1. The rank or dignity of a peer. Blackstone.
2. The body of peers; the nobility, collectively. When Charlemain with all his peerage fell. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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