In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STRAINT
Etymology
Noun
straint
(obsolete) overexertion; excessive tension; strain
Anagrams
• Transit, Tristan, startin', transit
Source: Wiktionary
Straint, n. Etym: [OF. estrainte, estreinte, F. Ă©trainte. See 2nd Strain.]
Definition: Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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