In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
QUARTODECIMAN
Etymology
Noun
Quartodeciman (plural Quartodecimans)
Any of a group of early Christians who began Easter on Nisan 14, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of John, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover, which is Nisan 15.
Adjective
Quartodeciman (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to these people.
Source: Wiktionary
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