In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUMMONER
Etymology
Noun
summoner (plural summoners)
One who summons or evokes, particularly in legal contexts.
(historical) An apparitor; An officer of an ecclesiastical court whose job it was to deliver a summons to an offending member of the diocese.
A small bell for summoning an employee to provide service.
Anagrams
• resummon
Source: Wiktionary
Sum"mon*er, n. Etym: [OE. somner, sompnour, OF. semoneor, F. semonneur. See Summon, v. t.]
Definition: One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear in court; an apparitor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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