In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SENECTITUDE
Etymology
Noun
senectitude (uncountable)
old age
Synonyms
• agedness, elderliness, oldness; see also old age
Source: Wiktionary
Se*nec"ti*tude, n. Etym: [L. senectus aged, old age, senex old.]
Definition: Old age. [R.] "Senectitude, weary of its toils." H. Miller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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