In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SINOLOGUE
Etymology
Noun
sinologue (plural sinologues)
A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history.
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"o*logue, n. Etym: [From L. Sinae, an Oriental people mentioned by Ptolemy, or Ar. Sin China or the Chinese + Gr. theologue: cf. F. sinologue.]
Definition: A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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