In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SIMIOUS
Etymology
Adjective
simious (comparative more simious, superlative most simious)
(archaic) simian; like a monkey
Source: Wiktionary
Sim"i*ous, a.Etym: [L. simia an ape.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Simian. That strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others. Sydney Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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