In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STAROST
Star"ost, n. Etym: [Pol. starosta, from stary old.]
Definition: A nobleman who possessed a starosty. [Poland]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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