In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRATIQUE
Etymology
Noun
pratique (countable and uncountable, plural pratiques)
(nautical) Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
(obsolete) Practice; habits.
• R. North
Source: Wiktionary
Prat"ique, n. Etym: [F.; cf. It. pratica, Sp. practica. See Practice.]
1. (Com.)
Definition: Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence, a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe.
2. Practice; habits. [Obs.] "One of English education and pratique." R. North.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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