In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
rotulas
plural of rotula
• Latours, torulas
Source: Wiktionary
Rot"u*la, n. Etym: [L., a little wheel; cf. It. rotula.] (Anat.)
Definition: The patella, or kneepan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.