In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUBDUAL
Etymology
Noun
subdual (countable and uncountable, plural subduals)
An act of subduing; a successful defeat.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*du"al, n.
Definition: Act of subduing. Bp. Warburton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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