In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PROTHALAMIA
PROTHALAMIUM
prothalamion, prothalamium
(noun) a song in celebration of a marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
prothalamia
plural of prothalamion
plural of prothalamium
Source: Wiktionary
PROTHALAMION
Pro`tha*la"mi*on, Pro`tha*la"mi*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Definition: A song in celebration of a marriage. Drayton.
PROTHALAMIUM
Pro`tha*la"mi*on, Pro`tha*la"mi*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Definition: A song in celebration of a marriage. Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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