In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STATEROOM
stateroom
(noun) a guest cabin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stateroom (plural staterooms)
An apartment in a palace or great house for use on ceremonial occasions.
A superior cabin for a ship's officer or captain.
(US) A private cabin in a ship or train.
Anagrams
• amorettos, roostmate
Source: Wiktionary
State"room`, n.
1. A magnificent room in a place or great house.
2. A small apartment for lodging or sleeping in the cabin, or on the deck, of a vessel; also, a somewhat similar apartment in a railway sleeping car.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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