In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REFOCILLATES
Verb
refocillates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refocillate
Source: Wiktionary
REFOCILLATE
Re*foc"il*late (r*fs"l*lt), v. t. Etym: [L. refocillatus, p. p. of refocillare; pref. re- re- + focillare to revive by warmth.]
Definition: To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Aubrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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