In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SOLOMON
Solomon
(noun) (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sol"o*mon, n.
Definition: One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man.
– Sol`o*mon"ic, a. Solomon's seal (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European species is Polygonatum multiflorum. P. biflorum and P. giganteum are common in the Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock. False Solomon's seal (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal racemes or panicles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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