In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SECRE
Se"cre ( or ), a.
Definition: Secret; secretive; faithful to a secret. [Obs.] To be holden stable and secre. Chaucer.
Se"cre, n.
Definition: A secret. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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