In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRANSGRESSORS
Noun
transgressors
plural of transgressor
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSGRESSOR
Trans*gress"or, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. transgresseur.]
Definition: One who transgresses; one who breaks a law, or violates a command; one who violates any known rule or principle of rectitude; a sinner. The way of transgressors is hard. Prov. xiii. 15.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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