In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUR
Sur, Tyre
(noun) a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sur-. Etym: [F. sur over, above, contr. fr. L. super, supra. See Super-.]
Definition: A prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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