In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REDES
Verb
redes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rede
Anagrams
• DEERS, Seder, deers, dere's, deres, drees, reeds, resed, seder
Source: Wiktionary
REDE
Rede (rd), v. t. Etym: [See Read, v. t.]
1. To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.] I rede that our host here shall begin. Chaucer.
2. To interpret; to explain. [Obs.] My sweven [dream] rede aright. Chaucer.
Rede, n. Etym: [See Read, n.]
1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. There was none other remedy ne reed. Chaucer.
2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] "This rede is rife." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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