In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SOLACES
Noun
solaces
plural of solace
Verb
solaces
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of solace
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Source: Wiktionary
SOLACE
Sol"ace, n. Etym: [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. Console, v. t.]
1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. In business of mirth and of solace. Chaucer. The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. Rambler.
2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.] To make his steed some solace. Chaucer.
Syn.
– Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.
Sol"ace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Solacing.] Etym: [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace, n.]
1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.
2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.
Syn.
– To comfort; assuage; allay. See Comfort.
Sol"ace, v. i.
Definition: To take comfort; to be cheered. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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