In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
superincumbency (uncountable)
The quality of being superincumbent.
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*in*cum"bence, Su`per*in*cum"ben*cy, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being superincumbent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 March 2025
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.