In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCHEMAS
Noun
schemas
plural of schema
Anagrams
• sachems, samechs
Source: Wiktionary
SCHEMA
Sche"ma, n.; pl. Schemata, E. Schemas. Etym: [G. See Scheme.] (Kantian Philos.)
Definition: An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are a schema of the number five; a preceding and succeeding event are a schema of cause and effect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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