In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TELESEME
Etymology
Noun
teleseme (plural telesemes)
(dated) A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a number of predetermined signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators.
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Source: Wiktionary
Tel"e*seme, n. [Gr. th e far + sign.]
Definition: A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a definite number of different signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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