In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STAIDNESSES
Noun
staidnesses
plural of staidness
Source: Wiktionary
STAIDNESS
Staid"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of wildness, or Ant: levity. If sometimes he appears too gray, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age wanting. Dryden.
Syn.
– Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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