In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PROGENITOR
progenitor, primogenitor
(noun) an ancestor in the direct line
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
progenitor (plural progenitors)
A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
Synonyms: ancestor, forefather
Coordinate terms: progenitrix, foremother
An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
(biology) An ancestral form of a species.
(figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
(figuratively) Someone who originates something.
A founder.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Pro*gen"i*tor, n. Etym: [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See Gender kind.]
Definition: An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather. And reverence thee their great progenitor. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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