In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SOCIATE
Etymology
Verb
sociate (third-person singular simple present sociates, present participle sociating, simple past and past participle sociated)
(obsolete) To associate.
Noun
sociate (plural sociates)
(obsolete) An associate.
Adjective
sociate (not comparable)
(obsolete) associated
Anagrams
• Coastie, Iocaste
Source: Wiktionary
So"ci*ate, a. Etym: [L. sociatus, p. p. of sociare to associate, fr. socius companion.]
Definition: Associated. [Obs.]
So"ci*ate, n.
Definition: An associate. [Obs.] As for you, Dr. Reynolds, and your sociates. Fuller.
So"ci*ate, v. i.
Definition: To associate. [Obs.] Shelford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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