In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Serrs
plural of Serr
Source: Wiktionary
Serr, v. t. Etym: [F. serrer. See Serry.]
Definition: To crowd, press, or drive together. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.