In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
subministered
simple past tense and past participle of subminister
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*min"is*ter, v. t. Etym: [L. subministrare, subministratum. See Sub-, and Ministre, v. t.]
Definition: To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Sub*min"is*ter, v. i.
Definition: To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.