In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Po"ten*ta*cy, n. Etym: [See Potentate.]
Definition: Sovereignty. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 September 2024
(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.