In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
THEREIN
therein, in this, in that
(adverb) (formal) in or into that thing or place; “they can read therein what our plans are”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
therein (not comparable)
(pronominal) in that; in him/her/it
Anagrams
• Therien, etherin, neither, reineth
Source: Wiktionary
There*in", adv.
Definition: In that or this place, time, or thing; in that particular or respect. Wyclif. He pricketh through a fair forest, Therein is many a wild beast. Chaucer. Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. Gen. ix. 7. Therein our letters do not well agree. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
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