In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRYTANIS
Pryt"a*nis, n.; pl. Prytanes. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A member of one of the ten sections into which the Athenian senate of five hundred was divided, and to each of which belonged the presidency of the senate for about one tenth of the year.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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