In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUPERINDUCE
Etymology
Verb
superinduce (third-person singular simple present superinduces, present participle superinducing, simple past and past participle superinduced)
(obsolete, transitive) To replace (someone) with someone else; to bring into another's position; especially, to take (a second wife) quickly after the death of a first, or while she is still alive.
To bring in or introduce as an addition; to produce, cause, bring on.
To cause (especially further disease) in addition (to an existing medical condition).
To place over (something or someone); to cover.
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*in*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superinduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Superinducing.] Etym: [Pref. super- + induce: cf. L. superinducere to draw over.]
Definition: To bring in, or upon, as an addition to something. Long custom of sinning superinduces upon the soul new and absurd desires. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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