In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SURTAXED
Verb
surtaxed
simple past tense and past participle of surtax
Source: Wiktionary
SURTAX
Sur"tax, n.
Definition: An additional or extra tax.
Sur*tax", v. t.
Definition: To impose an additional tax on.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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