In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SLAVOCRACY
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Noun
slavocracy (plural slavocracies)
(US, chiefly, historical) The persons or interest representing slavery politically, or wielding political power for the preservation or advancement of slavery.
Source: Wiktionary
Slav*oc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Slave + -cracy, as in democracy.]
Definition: The persons or interest formerly representing slavery politically, or wielding political power for the preservation or advancement of slavery. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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