In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
subacts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subact
• sacbuts
Source: Wiktionary
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
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.