In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TARGE
Etymology
Noun
targe (plural targes)
(archaic) A small shield
(archaic) A tassel or pendant
Anagrams
• 'Gater, Greta, ergat-, grate, great, great-, retag, terga
Source: Wiktionary
Targe, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Target.]
Definition: A shield or target. [Obs. or Poetic] "A buckler on a targe." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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