In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
suborned
simple past tense and past participle of suborn
• bounders, rebounds
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*orn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suborned; p. pr. & vb. n. Suborning.] Etym: [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under, secretly + ornare to furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See Ornament.]
1. (Law)
Definition: To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken. Sir W. O. Russell.
2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate. Thou art suborned against his honor. Shak. Those who by despair suborn their death. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.