In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
pize (countable and uncountable, plural pizes)
(archaic) Pox; pest; used as an imprecation.
pize (third-person singular simple present pizes, present participle pizing, simple past and past participle pized)
(transitive, dialect, Yorkshire) To strike or hit (a person).
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3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.