In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RECENSION
Etymology
Noun
recension (plural recensions)
A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey.
A critical revision of a text.
A text established by critical revision.
A family of manuscripts which share similar traits; the variety of a language which is used in such manuscripts.
Anagrams
• ninescore
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cen"sion, n. Etym: [L. recensio: cf. F. recension.]
1. The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration. Barrow.
2. Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient author) by an editor; critical revisal and establishment.
3. The result of such a work; a text established by critical revision; an edited version.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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