In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PORRECT
Etymology
Adjective
porrect (comparative more porrect, superlative most porrect)
(entomology, botany) stretched out or forward
Verb
porrect (third-person singular simple present porrects, present participle porrecting, simple past and past participle porrected)
To stretch out or forward.
(legal) To proffer (a document) for inspection.
Anagrams
• Procter
Source: Wiktionary
Por*rect", a. Etym: [L. porrectus, p. p. of porrigere to stretch out before one's self, to but forth.]
Definition: Extended horizontally; stretched out.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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