In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TENDANCE
Etymology
Noun
tendance (countable and uncountable, plural tendances)
(archaic) The act of attending or waiting; attendance.
(obsolete) Persons in attendance; attendants.
Source: Wiktionary
Tend"ance, n. Etym: [See Tend to attend, and cf. Attendance.]
1. The act of attending or waiting; attendance. [Archaic] Spenser. The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. Tennyson.
2. Persons in attendance; attendants. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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