In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REVISALS
Noun
revisals
plural of revisal
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• Silveras, rivaless
Source: Wiktionary
REVISAL
Re*vis"al, n. Etym: [From Revise.]
Definition: The act of revising, or reviewing and reëxamining for correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof sheet; the revisal of a treaty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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