In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
QUADRUPLICATION
Noun
quadruplication (countable and uncountable, plural quadruplications)
multiplication by four
Source: Wiktionary
Quad`ru*pli*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. quadruplicatio: cf. F. quadruplication.]
Definition: The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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