In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RECRIMINATING
Verb
recriminating
present participle of recriminate
Source: Wiktionary
RECRIMINATE
Re*crim"i*nate (r*krm"*nt), v. i. Etym: [Pref. re- + criminate: cf. F. récriminer ,LL. recriminare.]
Definition: To return one charge or accusation with another; to chargeback fault or crime upon an accuser. It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently toBp. Stillingfleet.
Re*crim"i*nate, v. t.
Definition: To accuse in return. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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