In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUPERPOSES
Verb
superposes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superpose
Source: Wiktionary
SUPERPOSE
Su`per*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Superposing.] Etym: [F. superposer. See Super-, and Pose.]
1. To lay upon, as one kind of rock on another.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: To lay (a figure) upon another in such a manner that all the parts of the one coincide with the parts of the other; as, to superpose one plane figure on another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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