In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SISERARY
Etymology
Noun
siserary (plural siseraries)
(obsolete) A severe rebuke or scolding.
(obsolete) A sharp blow.
Source: Wiktionary
Sis"e*ra*ra, Sis"e*ra*ry, n.
Definition: A hard blow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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