In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCHWENKFELDIAN
Schwenk"feld`er, Schwenk"feld`i*an, n.
Definition: A member of a religious sect founded by Kaspar von Schwenkfeld, a Silesian reformer who disagreed with Luther, especially on the deification of the body of Christ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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