In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RUPTION
Rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. ruptio, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break.]
Definition: A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture. "By ruption or apertion." Wiseman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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