In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PUTRESCENCE
putrescence, rottenness
(noun) the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption
(noun) in a state of progressive putrefaction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
putrescence (countable and uncountable, plural putrescences)
The condition of being putrid; decay
Putrid matter
Source: Wiktionary
Pu*tres"cence, n.
Definition: The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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