In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRISSINESS
Etymology
Noun
prissiness (usually uncountable, plural prissinesses)
The state or quality of being excessively prim or proper.
Source: Wiktionary
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17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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