In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUBACTS
Verb
subacts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subact
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• sacbuts
Source: Wiktionary
SUBACT
Sub*act", v. t. Etym: [L. subactus, p.p. of subigere to subdue; sub under + agere to lead, bring.]
Definition: To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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