In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SEIGNEURY
seigniory, seigneury, feudal lordship
(noun) the position and authority of a feudal lord
seigneury, seigniory, signory
(noun) the estate of a seigneur
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
seigneury (plural seigneuries)
Alternative form of seigneurie
Source: Wiktionary
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