In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RAZZIA
Etymology
Noun
razzia (plural razzias)
A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
Source: Wiktionary
Raz"zi*a, n. Etym: [F., fr. Ar. ghazia (pron. razia in Algeria).]
Definition: A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a rai
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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