In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SMARAGDINE
Etymology
Noun
smaragdine (uncountable)
Emerald.
Adjective
smaragdine (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to emeralds.
Having the colour of emeralds.
Source: Wiktionary
Sma*rag"dine, a. Etym: [L. smaragdinus, Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to emerald; resembling emerald; of an emerald green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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