In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PONDERATES
Verb
ponderates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ponderate
Anagrams
• personated
Source: Wiktionary
PONDERATE
Pon"der*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. ponderatus, p. p. of ponderare. See Ponder.]
Definition: To consider; to ponder. [R.]
Pon"der*ate, v. i.
Definition: To have weight or influence. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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