In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHILEMON
Philemon
(noun) (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
Philemon
(noun) (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people’s piety
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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