In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REGESTING
Verb
regesting
present participle of regest
Anagrams
• geestring, gingerest, greetings
Source: Wiktionary
REGEST
Re*gest" (r*jst"), n. Etym: [L. regesta, pl.: cf. OF. regestes, pl. See Register.]
Definition: A register. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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