In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PREDILECT
Verb
predilect (third-person singular simple present predilects, present participle predilecting, simple past and past participle predilected)
(transitive) To elect or choose beforehand.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`di*lect", v. t.
Definition: To elect or choose beforehand. [R.] Walter Harte.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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