In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PITILESSNESS
pitilessness, ruthlessness
(noun) mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
(noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pitilessness (usually uncountable, plural pitilessnesses)
The condition of being pitiless
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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