In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RELIQUIAE
Etymology
Noun
reliquiae pl (plural only)
Remains, especially of fossil organisms.
(archaeology) Artifacts; things made or modified by human art.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*liq"ui*æ (r-lk"w-), n.pl. Etym: [L. See Relic.]
1. Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Induviæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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