In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
remedies
plural of remedy
remedies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of remedy
• emerised, redemise
Source: Wiktionary
Rem"e*dy (rm"-d), n.; pl. Remedies (-d. Etym: [L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. remède remedy, remédier to remedy. See Medical.]
1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.
2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to. What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. Milton.
3. (Law)
Definition: The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. Civil remedy. See under Civil.
– Remedy of the mint (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also tolerance.
Syn.
– Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.
Rem"e*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remedied (-dd); p. pr. & vb. n. Remedying.] Etym: [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem. See Remedy, n.]
Definition: To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract. I will remedy this gear ere long. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.