In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRANSALPINES
Noun
Transalpines
plural of Transalpine
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSALPINE
Trans*al"pine, a. Etym: [L. transalpinus; trans across, beyond + Alpinus Alpine, from Alpes the Alps: cf. F. transalpin.]
Definition: Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people beyond the Alps; as, transalpine Gaul; -- opposed to cisalpine. " Transalpine garbs." Beau. & Fl.
Trans*al"pine, n.
Definition: A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps, that is, out of Italy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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