In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TESTIFICATION
Etymology
Noun
testification (plural testifications)
The act of testifying, or giving testimony or evidence.
Source: Wiktionary
Tes`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. testificatio: cf. OF. testification. See Testify.]
Definition: The act of testifying, or giving testimony or evidence; as, a direct testification of our homage to God. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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