In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUPERINCUMBENCY
Etymology
Noun
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
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SUSPENDED
(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”
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