In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SALVATORIES
Noun
salvatories
plural of salvatory
Source: Wiktionary
SALVATORY
Sal"va*to*ry, n. Etym: [LL. salvatorium, fr. salvare to save.]
Definition: A place where things are preserved; a repository. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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