In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SEIGNEUR
Etymology
Noun
seigneur (plural seigneurs)
(history) A French feudal lord; a noble.
The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
(Canada) A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
Coordinate terms
• seigneuresse (wife of a seigneur)
• seigneuresse (a female seingeur)
Source: Wiktionary
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