In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SEXTONESSES
Noun
sextonesses
plural of sextoness
Source: Wiktionary
SEXTONESS
Sex"ton*ess, n.
Definition: A female sexton; a sexton's wife.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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