In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHARAOHS
Noun
pharaohs
plural of pharaoh
Noun
Pharaohs
plural of Pharaoh
Source: Wiktionary
PHARAOH
Pha"raoh, n. Etym: [Heb. paroh; of Egyptian origin: cf. L. pharao, Gr. Faro.]
1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.
2. See Faro. Pharaoh's chicken (Zoöl.), the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color.
– Pharaoh's rat (Zoöl.), the common ichneumon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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