In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REVOLUTIONARIES
Noun
revolutionaries
plural of revolutionary
Anagrams
• revolutionaires
Source: Wiktionary
REVOLUTIONARY
Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. révolutionnaire.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry, n.
Definition: A revolutionist. [R.] Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a revolutionary. Prof. Wilson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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