In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RELEGATION
relegation
(noun) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; “he has been relegated to a post in Siberia”
relegation
(noun) the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation
(noun) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
relegation (countable and uncountable, plural relegations)
The act of being relegated
(sports) Moving from one division to a lower one, due to poor results
Anagrams
• regelation
Source: Wiktionary
Rel`e*ga"tion (-g"shn), n. Etym: [L. relegatio: cf. F. rel.]
Definition: The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Coffee Trivia
