In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUPEREXALT
Etymology
Verb
superexalt (third-person singular simple present superexalts, present participle superexalting, simple past and past participle superexalted)
(transitive) To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others.
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*ex*alt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superexalted; p. pr. & vb. n. Superexalting.]
Definition: To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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