In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
rousant (not comparable)
(heraldry) rising; applied to a bird in the attitude of rising, or in profile with wings addorsed
Source: Wiktionary
Rous"ant, a. (her.)
Definition: Rising; -- applied to a bird in the attitude of rising; also, sometmes, to a bird in profile with wings addorsed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.