In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REANNEX
Etymology
Verb
reannex (third-person singular simple present reannexes, present participle reannexing, simple past and past participle reannexed)
(transitive) To annex again.
Anagrams
• annexer
Source: Wiktionary
Re`an*nex", v. t.
Definition: To annex again or anew; to reunite. "To reannex that duchy." Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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