In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHARIF
Etymology
Noun
sharif (plural sharifs)
A traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.
Anagrams
• Farish
Etymology
Proper noun
Sharif (plural Sharifs)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sharif is the 8493rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3879 individuals. Sharif is most common among Black/African American (39.16%), Asian/Pacific Islander (25.96%), and White (25.52%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Farish
Source: Wiktionary
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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