In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REVIVOR
Noun
revivor (plural revivors)
(UK, legal) revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties.
(Ireland, legal) revival into force of a statute which had previously been repealed
Source: Wiktionary
Re*viv"or, n. (Eng. Law)
Definition: Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties, -- done by a bill of revivor. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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