In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RELICTIONS
Noun
relictions
plural of reliction
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RELICTION
Re*lic"tion (r-lk"shn), n. Etym: [L. relictio a leaving behind.] (Law)
Definition: A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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