In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SURVIVED
Verb
survived
simple past tense and past participle of survive
Source: Wiktionary
SURVIVE
Sur*vive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Survived; p. pr. & vb. n. Surviving.] Etym: [F. survivre, L. supervivere; super over + vivere to live. See Super-, and Victuals.]
Definition: To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event. Cowper. I'll assure her of Her widowhood, be it that she survive me, In all my lands and leases whatsoever. Shak.
Sur*vive", v. i.
Definition: To remain alive; to continue to live. Thy pleasure, Which, when no other enemy survives, Still conquers all the conquerors. Sir J. Denham. Alike are life and death, When life in death survives. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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