In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TERGIVERSATES
Verb
tergiversates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tergiversate
Source: Wiktionary
TERGIVERSATE
Ter"gi*ver*sate, v. i. Etym: [L. tergiversatus, p.p. of tergiversari to turn one's back, to shift; tergum back + versare, freq. of vertere to turn. See Verse.]
Definition: To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle. [R.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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