In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SYENITIC
Etymology
Adjective
syenitic (comparative more syenitic, superlative most syenitic)
Pertaining to, resembling or containing syenite.
Anagrams
• cytisine
Source: Wiktionary
Sy`e*nit"ic, a. Etym: [Written also sienitic.]
1. Relating to Syene; as, Syenitic inscriptions.
2. Relating to, or like, syenite; as, syenitic granite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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