In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STRAIGHTWAY
straightway
(adverb) in a direct course; “plunged straightway to the rocks below”
straightway
(adverb) at once; “straightway the clouds began to scatter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
straightway (plural straightways)
A straight section of a racetrack.
Etymology 2
Adverb
straightway (not comparable)
Directly.
At once; forthwith.
Source: Wiktionary
Straight"way`, adv.
Definition: Immediately; without loss of time; without delay. He took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi. . . . And straightway the damsel arose. Mark v. 41,42.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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