In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
prieved
simple past tense and past participle of prieve
• deprive, predive
Source: Wiktionary
Prieve, v. t.
Definition: To prove. [Obs. or Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.