In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
prises
plural of prise
• Persis, Speirs, Spiers, persis, pisser, resips, spires
Source: Wiktionary
Prise, n.
Definition: An enterprise. [Obs.] Spenser.
Prise, n. & v.
Definition: See Prize, n., 5. Also Prize, v. t.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.