In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyās pot filled with coffee.
STRENES
Noun
strenes
plural of strene
Anagrams
• Senters, nesters, renests, resents
Source: Wiktionary
STRENE
Strene, n. Etym: [OE. stren, streen, streon, AS. gestriĆ©nan, gestr, gestreĆ³nan, to beget, to obtain, gestreĆ³n gain, wealth; akin to OHG. striunan to gain. Cf. Strian race, family.]
Definition: Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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