In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLACEMAN
placeman, placeseeker
(noun) a disparaging term for an appointee
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
placeman (plural placemen)
(UK politics, derogatory) One appointed to an office, especially in government, as a reward for political or other support; an appointee, a yes-man.
Source: Wiktionary
Place"man, n.; pl. Placemen (.
Definition: One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under government. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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