In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STRABISMOMETER
Etymology
Noun
strabismometer (plural strabismometers)
(medicine) An instrument for measuring the amount of strabismus.
Synonyms
• strabometer
Source: Wiktionary
Stra`bis*mom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Strabismus + -meter.] (Med.)
Definition: An instrument for measuring the amount of strabismus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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