In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RATIHABITION
Rat`i*ha*bi"tion, n. Etym: [L. ratihabitio; ratus fixed, valid + habere to hold.]
Definition: Confirmation or approbation, as of an act or contract. [Obs.] Jer. Tailor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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