In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Pied"stall, n.
Definition: See Pedestal. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.