In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Re*con"di*to*ry (rkn"d*t*r), n. Etym: [LL. reconditorium.]
Definition: A repository; a storehouse. [Obs.] Ash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.