In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Pe*tul"ci*ty, n. Etym: [See Petulcous.]
Definition: Wantonness; friskiness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.