In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PREACHMENT
homily, preachment
(noun) a sermon on a moral or religious topic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
preachment (countable and uncountable, plural preachments)
(now, chiefly, depreciative) Preaching; sermonizing. [from 14th c.]
An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily. [from 15th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Preach"ment, n.
Definition: A religious harangue; a sermon; -- used derogatively. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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