In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RABBIS
Noun
rabbis
plural of rabbi
Source: Wiktionary
RABBI
Rab"bi (rab"bi or -bi; 277), n.; pl. Rabbis (-biz or -biz) or Rabbies. [L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. rabi my master, from rab master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.]
Definition: Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. "The gravest rabbies." Milton.
Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. Matt. xxiii. 8.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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