In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUBREPTION
Etymology
Noun
subreption (countable and uncountable, plural subreptions)
The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
Coordinate terms
• obreption
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*rep"tion, n. Etym: [L. subreptio, fr. subripere, subreptum, to snatch or take away secretly: cf. F. subreption. See Surreptitious.]
Definition: The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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