In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRAENOMINA
PRAENOMEN
praenomen
(noun) the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
praenomina
plural of praenomen
Anagrams
• Pomeranian, pomeranian
Source: Wiktionary
PRAENOMEN
Præ*no"men, n.; pl. Prænomina. Etym: [L., fr. prae before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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