In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SIMULARS
Noun
simulars
plural of simular
Anagrams
• surmisal
Source: Wiktionary
SIMULAR
Sim"u*lar, n. Etym: [Cf. L. simulator, F. simulateur. See Simulate.]
Definition: One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender. [Obs.] Shak. Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchers. Tyndale.
Sim"u*lar, a.
Definition: False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] "Thou simular man of virtue." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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