In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLACEBOES
PLACEBO
placebo
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
placebo
(noun) an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
placeboes
plural of placebo
Source: Wiktionary
PLACEBO
Pla*ce"bo, n. Etym: [L., I shall please, fut. of placere to please.]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A prescription intended to humor or satisfy. To sing placebo, to agree with one in his opinion; to be complaisant to. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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